Dearborn Tan (BM 1153)
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Dearborn Tan (BM 1153) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 41.5, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dearborn Tan
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dearborn Tan by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Dearborn 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 | Deer Valley | SW 7720 | 40 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Sienna Buff | PMD-76 | 41.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Vienna Beige | 2004-8A | 41 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Covered Wagon | 16-18 | 43 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Dearborn Tan (LRV 41.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Dearborn Tan
Darker than Dearborn Tan
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1153 |
| Hex | #CDA688 |
| RGB | 205, 166, 136 |
| HSL | 26°, 41%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.9, 10.1, 21.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dearborn Tan (BM 1153), published as #CDA688
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dearborn Tan (BM 1153)?
- Dearborn Tan has an LRV of 41.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dearborn Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dearborn Tan in another brand?
- Sienna Buff (Behr PMD-76) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dearborn Tan warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dearborn Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.0; 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.