Tea (BM 2091-10)

Tea BM 2091-10#894334, LRV 10.3
Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Tea 2091-10 (simulated)
Living room, walls in Tea

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Tea (BM 2091-10) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.3, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.

Colors that go with Tea

Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tea by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.

Closest match in every other brand

Each brand's closest color to Tea, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.

BrandClosest colorCodeLRVdeltaEHow close
Sherwin-WilliamsCajun RedSW 0008101.8very close
BehrRed HawkECC-46-3102.1very close
ValsparDecadent Red2002-5A124.2noticeably different
PPG PaintsRed Clay16-32102.6noticeably different

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

Color data

BrandBenjamin Moore
Color code2091-10
Hex#894334
RGB137, 67, 52
HSL11°, 45%, 37%
LRV (light reflectance value)10.3
Lab L*, a*, b*37.1, 28.5, 22.8
UndertoneWarm Yellow-Red
Temperaturewarm
Color familyRed

Same paint, two kinds of light

Tea (BM 2091-10), published as #894334

North light (cool, indirect)
#7B3B33
South light (warm, direct)
#974C33

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Common questions

What is the LRV of Tea (BM 2091-10)?
Tea has an LRV of 10.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tea is a very deep color.
What is the closest match to Tea in another brand?
Cajun Red (SW 0008) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
Is Tea warm or cool?
Benjamin Moore lists Tea as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.

Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.

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