Sepia Tan (BM 1116)
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Sepia Tan (BM 1116) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 51.4, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sepia Tan
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sepia Tan 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 Sepia Tan, 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 | Blonde | SW 6128 | 54 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Soft Wheat | BXC-40 | 53.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Palamino Pony | 3004-8A | 57 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Faint Fawn | 1089-4 | 59 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sepia Tan (LRV 51.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Sepia Tan
Darker than Sepia Tan
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1116 |
| Hex | #DABD98 |
| RGB | 218, 189, 152 |
| HSL | 34°, 47%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.2, 4.9, 22.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sepia Tan (BM 1116), published as #DABD98
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sepia Tan (BM 1116)?
- Sepia Tan has an LRV of 51.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sepia Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sepia Tan in another brand?
- Soft Wheat (Behr BXC-40) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Sepia Tan warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sepia Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.5; 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.