Country Redwood (BM HC-183)
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Country Redwood (BM HC-183) 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 Country Redwood
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Country Redwood 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 Country 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 | Rustic Red | SW 7593 | 6 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Red Pepper | PPU2-02 | 8 | 5.6 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Heirloom Red | 1010-3 | 7 | 6.2 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Brick Dust | 1056-7 | 9 | 7.1 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Country Redwood (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Country Redwood
Darker than Country Redwood
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-183 |
| Hex | #762C23 |
| RGB | 118, 44, 35 |
| HSL | 7°, 54%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 28.8, 31.9, 22.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Country Redwood (BM HC-183), published as #762C23
#692422
#833422
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Country Redwood (BM HC-183)?
- Country Redwood has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Country Redwood is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Country Redwood in another brand?
- Rustic Red (SW 7593) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.5 (noticeably different).
- Is Country Redwood warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Country Redwood as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.4; 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.