Tawny Bisque (BM 1110)
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Tawny Bisque (BM 1110) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.5, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tawny Bisque
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tawny Bisque by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Tawny Bisque, 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 | Restrained Gold | SW 6129 | 47 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Light Oak | QE-29 | 46.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Young At Heart | 3003-8A | 48 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Splash Of Honey | 1088-4 | 51 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Tawny Bisque (LRV 46.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Tawny Bisque
Darker than Tawny Bisque
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1110 |
| Hex | #D4B385 |
| RGB | 212, 179, 133 |
| HSL | 35°, 48%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.8, 5.5, 27.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tawny Bisque (BM 1110), published as #D4B385
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tawny Bisque (BM 1110)?
- Tawny Bisque has an LRV of 46.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tawny Bisque is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tawny Bisque in another brand?
- Light Oak (Behr QE-29) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tawny Bisque warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tawny Bisque as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.9; 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.