Barn Red (BM ES-22)
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Barn Red (BM ES-22) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Barn Red
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Barn Red 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 Barn 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 | Carriage Door | SW 7594 | 8 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Tile Red | PPF-01 | 8.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Posh Red | 1011-4 | 7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bordeaux | 1055-7 | 8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Barn Red (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Barn Red
Darker than Barn Red
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | ES-22 |
| Hex | #76403F |
| RGB | 118, 64, 63 |
| HSL | 1°, 30%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.7, 23.3, 11.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Barn Red (BM ES-22), published as #76403F
#68383E
#84483F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Barn Red (BM ES-22)?
- Barn Red has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Barn Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Barn Red in another brand?
- Tile Red (Behr PPF-01) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Barn Red warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Barn Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.0; 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.