Southwest Pottery (BM 048)
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Southwest Pottery (BM 048) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 16.6, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Southwest Pottery
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Southwest Pottery 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 Southwest Pottery, 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 | Bold Brick | SW 6327 | 15 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Brick Hearth | ICC-73 | 15.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Tropical Nut | 2003-5A | 15 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Canyon Stone | 1059-6 | 16 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Southwest Pottery (LRV 16.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Southwest Pottery
Darker than Southwest Pottery
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 048 |
| Hex | #975F57 |
| RGB | 151, 95, 87 |
| HSL | 8°, 27%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.3, 21.9, 14.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Southwest Pottery (BM 048), published as #975F57
#895656
#A66857
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Southwest Pottery (BM 048)?
- Southwest Pottery has an LRV of 16.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Southwest Pottery is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Southwest Pottery in another brand?
- Brick Hearth (Behr ICC-73) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Southwest Pottery warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Southwest Pottery as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.1; 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.