Carriage Red (BM CW-250)
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Carriage Red (BM CW-250) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 7.7, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Carriage Red
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Carriage Red by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Carriage Red, 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 | Rustic Red | SW 7593 | 6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Red Pepper | PPU2-02 | 8 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Posh Red | 1011-4 | 7 | 5.1 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Spiceberry | 1059-7 | 9 | 6.1 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Carriage Red (LRV 7.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Carriage Red
Darker than Carriage Red
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-250 |
| Hex | #713128 |
| RGB | 113, 49, 40 |
| HSL | 7°, 48%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 29.1, 27.5, 19.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Carriage Red (BM CW-250), published as #713128
#642927
#7E3927
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Carriage Red (BM CW-250)?
- Carriage Red has an LRV of 7.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Carriage Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Carriage Red in another brand?
- Rustic Red (SW 7593) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Carriage Red warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Carriage Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.4; 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.