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Settled, side by side

Georgian Brick

Benjamin Moore · HC-50

Bride to Be

Benjamin Moore · 1009

15.46
LRV
70.69
Bride to Be is 55.2 points lighter
#985949
Hex
#E8DCD1
152 · 89 · 73
RGB
232 · 220 · 209
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Rustic red-orange; fired clay rather than tomato
Undertone
Pale blush-beige; a pink so quiet it passes as a warm neutral
Orange
Family
Pink
Historical Colors
Collection
Classics Color Collection

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Bride to Be is the lighter of the two at LRV 70.69, 55.2 points above Georgian Brick at LRV 15.46. Both read warm. Georgian Brick is a orange, Bride to Be a pink. For a whole room, Bride to Be is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Georgian Brick is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Georgian Brick is a Historical Colors red-orange that Benjamin Moore describes as 'a rustic blend of red and orange'. It is the colour of weathered brick — warm, a little dusty, and far more livable than a true red.

Bride to Be is a whisper of pink folded into a warm off-white. At LRV 71 it is light enough to use as a whole-room neutral, and in most light it reads as a soft, flattering beige — the blush only shows when you put it next to a true white. It is the color of the inside of a shell.

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