Bottle of Bordeaux (BM 1357)
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Bottle of Bordeaux (BM 1357) is a very deep, neutral red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11.3, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bottle of Bordeaux
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bottle of Bordeaux 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 Bottle of Bordeaux, 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 | Juneberry | SW 6573 | 9 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cheerful Wine | HDC-WR14-12 | 9 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Brown Cherry | 1009-7 | 10 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wild Plum | 1044-7 | 10 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Bottle of Bordeaux (LRV 11.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Bottle of Bordeaux
Darker than Bottle of Bordeaux
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1357 |
| Hex | #7D485A |
| RGB | 125, 72, 90 |
| HSL | 340°, 27%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.4, 25.1, -0.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bottle of Bordeaux (BM 1357), published as #7D485A
#6F4058
#8C505A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bottle of Bordeaux (BM 1357)?
- Bottle of Bordeaux has an LRV of 11.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bottle of Bordeaux is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bottle of Bordeaux in another brand?
- Brown Cherry (Valspar 1009-7) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Bottle of Bordeaux warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bottle of Bordeaux as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.8; 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.