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Settled, side by side

Georgian Brick

Benjamin Moore · HC-50

Poe

Portola Paints · Roman Clay

15.46
LRV
#985949
Hex
#583C3C
152 · 89 · 73
RGB
88 · 60 · 60
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Rustic red-orange; fired clay rather than tomato
Undertone
Deep plum
Orange
Family
Purple
Historical Colors
Collection
Roman Clay

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Both read warm. Georgian Brick is a orange, Poe a purple.

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.

Poe is a Roman Clay colour from Portola Paints, which describes it as a "deep plum". Portola says it was originally named Black Magic and was inspired by the writing of Edgar Allan Poe.

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