Santa Fe Pottery (BM 1287)
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Santa Fe Pottery (BM 1287) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 18.2, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Santa Fe Pottery
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Santa Fe Pottery 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 Santa Fe Pottery, 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 | Redbud | SW 6312 | 18 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pottery Red | 160D-6 | 17.8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Rose | 2001-3A | 17 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Indian Paintbrush | 18-32 | 17 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Santa Fe Pottery (LRV 18.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Santa Fe Pottery
Darker than Santa Fe Pottery
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1287 |
| Hex | #AB5F5E |
| RGB | 171, 95, 94 |
| HSL | 1°, 31%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.1, 30.7, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Santa Fe Pottery (BM 1287), published as #AB5F5E
#9D565D
#BA685E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Santa Fe Pottery (BM 1287)?
- Santa Fe Pottery has an LRV of 18.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Santa Fe Pottery is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Santa Fe Pottery in another brand?
- Indian Paintbrush (PPG 18-32) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Santa Fe Pottery warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Santa Fe Pottery as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.