Handmade Rug (BM CC-124)
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Handmade Rug (BM CC-124) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.8, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Handmade Rug
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Handmade Rug 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 Handmade Rug, 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 | Brick Paver | SW 7599 | 10 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Briquette | 190D-7 | 10.8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Russet Red | 2011-7 | 12 | 5.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cedar Chest | 1065-7 | 11 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Handmade Rug (LRV 10.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Handmade Rug
Darker than Handmade Rug
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-124 |
| Hex | #8E3F30 |
| RGB | 142, 63, 48 |
| HSL | 10°, 49%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.0, 32.4, 25.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Handmade Rug (BM CC-124), published as #8E3F30
#80372F
#9C482F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Handmade Rug (BM CC-124)?
- Handmade Rug has an LRV of 10.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Handmade Rug is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Handmade Rug in another brand?
- Brick Paver (SW 7599) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Handmade Rug warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Handmade Rug as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.3; 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.