Santa's Suit (BM 1336)
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Santa's Suit (BM 1336) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 15.8, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Santa's Suit
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Santa's Suit 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's Suit, 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 Bells | SW 6593 | 16 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Glowing Scarlet | HDC-FL13-1 | 15.7 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Berry Blush | 1004-1A | 16 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Calypso Berry | 1185-7 | 15 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Santa's Suit (LRV 15.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Santa's Suit
Darker than Santa's Suit
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1336 |
| Hex | #BC4550 |
| RGB | 188, 69, 80 |
| HSL | 354°, 47%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.4, 48.7, 19.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Santa's Suit (BM 1336), published as #BC4550
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Santa's Suit (BM 1336)?
- Santa's Suit has an LRV of 15.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Santa's Suit is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Santa's Suit in another brand?
- Coral Bells (SW 6593) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Santa's Suit warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Santa's Suit as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.4; 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.