Color spec
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
| Name | Tea Room |
| SKU | AF-270 |
| Hex | #A06E68 |
| RGB | 160, 110, 104 |
| HSL | 6°, 23%, 52% |
| LRV | 20 |
| Undertone | warm red tone |
| Family | Brown |
About Benjamin Moore Tea Room
With an LRV of 20, Tea Room is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Tea Room works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
Closest matches by brand
13 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
closest in the Benjamin Moore deckThe nearest shades to Tea Room within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A06E68 in HSL space. Pair Tea Room with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Benjamin Moore Tea Room Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Tea Room from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Benjamin Moore AF-270 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Tea Room
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Tea Room is Reddened Earth (SW 6053) — very close at ΔE 2.58, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Reddened Earth swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Tea Room
Behr's nearest match is Autumn Russet (MQ1-17), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.41). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 20 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Tea Room without repainting risk. See the full Autumn Russet swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Tea Room
Valspar's nearest match is Cranberry Foule (V080-5), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.86). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Tea Room without repainting risk. See the full Cranberry Foule swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Tea Room
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Tea Room. The nearest is Safari Brown (PPG1061-6) at ΔE 3.91 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 18 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Safari Brown swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Tea Room
Glidden has no exact twin of Tea Room. The nearest is Safari Brown (PPG1061-6) at ΔE 3.83 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 18 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Safari Brown swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Tea Room
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Tea Room is Mocha Red (408-5DB) — very close at ΔE 2.58, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Mocha Red swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Tea Room
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Tea Room is Canyon Arroyo (HGSW 3043) — very close at ΔE 2.58, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Canyon Arroyo swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Tea Room
Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Tea Room. The nearest is Antique Rose (DEC702) at ΔE 4.13 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Antique Rose swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Tea Room
Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Tea Room. The nearest is Book Room Red (NO. 50) at ΔE 4.32 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 20). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Book Room Red swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Tea Room
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Corazon (0073), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.45). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Tea Room without repainting risk. See the full Corazon swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Tea Room
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Tea Room is Summer's Eve (0120) — very close at ΔE 2.25, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Summer's Eve swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Tea Room
C2 Paint's nearest match is Tofino (C2-539), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.85). It runs slightly darker (LRV 18 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Tea Room without repainting risk. See the full Tofino swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Tea Room
At Kompozit, the closest color to Tea Room is Summer's Eve (0120) — very close at ΔE 2.25, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 20) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Summer's Eve swatch →