Mexican Tile (BM 1194)
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Mexican Tile (BM 1194) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 30.3, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mexican Tile
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mexican Tile 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 Mexican Tile, 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 | Subdued Sienna | SW 9009 | 32 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Ginger Rose | PPU2-09 | 29.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Kitchen Terra Cotta | 2003-7C | 30 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Terrazzo Tan | 1068-5 | 30 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Mexican Tile (LRV 30.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Mexican Tile
Darker than Mexican Tile
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1194 |
| Hex | #C18872 |
| RGB | 193, 136, 114 |
| HSL | 17°, 39%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.8, 19.0, 20.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mexican Tile (BM 1194), published as #C18872
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mexican Tile (BM 1194)?
- Mexican Tile has an LRV of 30.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mexican Tile is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mexican Tile in another brand?
- Kitchen Terra Cotta (Valspar 2003-7C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mexican Tile warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mexican Tile as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.5; 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.