Tawny Port (BM 1281)
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Tawny Port (BM 1281) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 13.5, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tawny Port
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tawny Port 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 Tawny Port, 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 | Toile Red | SW 0006 | 12 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Carpe Diem | MQ1-16 | 13.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Muted Red | 1008-5A | 13 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Barn Door | 1055-6 | 14 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Tawny Port (LRV 13.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Tawny Port
Darker than Tawny Port
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1281 |
| Hex | #905455 |
| RGB | 144, 84, 85 |
| HSL | 359°, 26%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.7, 25.1, 10.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tawny Port (BM 1281), published as #905455
#824B54
#9F5D55
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tawny Port (BM 1281)?
- Tawny Port has an LRV of 13.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tawny Port is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tawny Port in another brand?
- Muted Red (Valspar 1008-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Tawny Port warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tawny Port as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.2; 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.