Covered Bridge (BM CC-126)
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Covered Bridge (BM CC-126) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 16.8, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Covered Bridge
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Covered Bridge 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 Covered Bridge, 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 | Bold Brick | SW 6327 | 15 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Volcanic | ECC-62-3 | 15.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Rare Sienna | 2010-7 | 16 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pizza Pie | 1058-6 | 18 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Covered Bridge (LRV 16.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Covered Bridge
Darker than Covered Bridge
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-126 |
| Hex | #A5594E |
| RGB | 165, 89, 78 |
| HSL | 8°, 36%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.6, 30.0, 20.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Covered Bridge (BM CC-126), published as #A5594E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Covered Bridge (BM CC-126)?
- Covered Bridge has an LRV of 16.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Covered Bridge is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Covered Bridge in another brand?
- Rare Sienna (Valspar 2010-7) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Covered Bridge warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Covered Bridge as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.3; 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.