Redwood (BM ES-20)
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Redwood (BM ES-20) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Redwood
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Redwood 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 Redwood, 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 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Raw Cinnabar | UL110-2 | 8.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Decadent Red | 2002-5A | 12 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Brick Dust | 1056-7 | 9 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Redwood (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Redwood
Darker than Redwood
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | ES-20 |
| Hex | #82423A |
| RGB | 130, 66, 58 |
| HSL | 7°, 38%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.9, 26.6, 17.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Redwood (BM ES-20), published as #82423A
#743A39
#904A39
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Redwood (BM ES-20)?
- Redwood has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Redwood is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Redwood in another brand?
- Raw Cinnabar (Behr UL110-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Redwood warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Redwood 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.