Boston Brick (BM 2092-30)
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Boston Brick (BM 2092-30) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11.5, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Boston Brick
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Boston Brick 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 Boston Brick, 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.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Red Barn | SW 7591 | 9 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mission Tile | PMD-42 | 10.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Remember Me Red | 2001-7A | 12 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Red Clay | 16-32 | 10 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Boston Brick (LRV 11.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Boston Brick
Darker than Boston Brick
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2092-30 |
| Hex | #864B40 |
| RGB | 134, 75, 64 |
| HSL | 9°, 35%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.7, 23.7, 17.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Boston Brick (BM 2092-30), published as #864B40
#78433F
#94543F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Boston Brick (BM 2092-30)?
- Boston Brick has an LRV of 11.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Boston Brick is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Boston Brick in another brand?
- Mission Tile (Behr PMD-42) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Boston Brick warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Boston Brick as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.4; 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.