Badlands (BM 1293)
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Badlands (BM 1293) is a deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 24.6, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Badlands
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Badlands 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 Badlands, 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 | Coral Clay | SW 9005 | 26 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Red Coral | PPU1-05A | 25.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Rhapsody | 2002-5C | 27 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Earth Rose | 1056-5 | 24 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Badlands (LRV 24.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Badlands
Darker than Badlands
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1293 |
| Hex | #BC746B |
| RGB | 188, 116, 107 |
| HSL | 7°, 38%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.3, 27.3, 17.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Badlands (BM 1293), published as #BC746B
#AD6B6A
#CB7D6B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Badlands (BM 1293)?
- Badlands has an LRV of 24.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Badlands is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Badlands in another brand?
- Red Coral (Behr PPU1-05A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Badlands warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Badlands as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.0; 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.