Colonial Brick (BM 2093-30)
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Colonial Brick (BM 2093-30) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 19.6, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Colonial Brick
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Colonial 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 Colonial 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 | Henna Shade | SW 6326 | 20 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Chimayo Red | QE-04 | 18.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Kitchen Tile Red | 2002-5B | 21 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cinnabar | 1065-6 | 19 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Colonial Brick (LRV 19.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Colonial Brick
Darker than Colonial Brick
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2093-30 |
| Hex | #AE6557 |
| RGB | 174, 101, 87 |
| HSL | 10°, 35%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.7, 27.9, 20.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Colonial Brick (BM 2093-30), published as #AE6557
#A05C56
#BD6E56
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Colonial Brick (BM 2093-30)?
- Colonial Brick has an LRV of 19.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Colonial Brick is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Colonial Brick in another brand?
- Cinnabar (PPG 1065-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Colonial Brick warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Colonial Brick as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.6; 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.