Prom Dress (BM 1273)
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Prom Dress (BM 1273) is a deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 21.2, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Prom Dress
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Prom Dress 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 Prom Dress, 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 | Rita's Rouge | SW 9003 | 24 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cherry Fizz | M140-5 | 22.2 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spanish Rose Shadow | 1008-5B | 22 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Raspberry Ripple | 18-31 | 20 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Prom Dress (LRV 21.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Prom Dress
Darker than Prom Dress
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1273 |
| Hex | #AE6C75 |
| RGB | 174, 108, 117 |
| HSL | 352°, 29%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.0, 27.5, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Prom Dress (BM 1273), published as #AE6C75
#9F6373
#BD7575
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Prom Dress (BM 1273)?
- Prom Dress has an LRV of 21.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Prom Dress is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Prom Dress in another brand?
- Spanish Rose Shadow (Valspar 1008-5B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Prom Dress warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Prom Dress as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.