Milano Red (BM 1313)

Milano Red BM 1313#D85C66, LRV 23.5
Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Milano Red 1313 (simulated)
Living room, walls in Milano Red

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Milano Red (BM 1313) is a deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 23.5, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.

Colors that go with Milano Red

Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Milano Red 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 Milano Red, 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.

BrandClosest colorCodeLRVdeltaEHow close
Sherwin-WilliamsGrenadineSW 6592263.2noticeably different
BehrItaliano Rose140B-623.11.5very close
ValsparBerrylicious1005-1A203.5noticeably different
PPG PaintsCranberry Splash1185-6222.4noticeably different

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

Color data

BrandBenjamin Moore
Color code1313
Hex#D85C66
RGB216, 92, 102
HSL355°, 61%, 60%
LRV (light reflectance value)23.5
Lab L*, a*, b*55.3, 49.5, 19.1
UndertoneWarm Yellow-Red
Temperaturewarm
Color familyRed

Same paint, two kinds of light

Milano Red (BM 1313), published as #D85C66

North light (cool, indirect)
#C95365
South light (warm, direct)
#E76566

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Common questions

What is the LRV of Milano Red (BM 1313)?
Milano Red has an LRV of 23.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Milano Red is a deep color.
What is the closest match to Milano Red in another brand?
Italiano Rose (Behr 140B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
Is Milano Red warm or cool?
Benjamin Moore lists Milano Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.1; 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.

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