Bordeaux Red (BM 1365)
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Bordeaux Red (BM 1365) is a very deep, neutral brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.3, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bordeaux Red
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bordeaux Red by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Bordeaux 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.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Deep Maroon | SW 0072 | 7 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mixed Berry Jam | UL100-21 | 8.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stoic | 1010-6 | 10 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Chilled Wine | 1045-7 | 8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Bordeaux Red (LRV 9.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Bordeaux Red
Darker than Bordeaux Red
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1365 |
| Hex | #6C4551 |
| RGB | 108, 69, 81 |
| HSL | 342°, 22%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.1, 18.7, -0.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bordeaux Red (BM 1365), published as #6C4551
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#7B4D51
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bordeaux Red (BM 1365)?
- Bordeaux Red has an LRV of 9.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bordeaux Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bordeaux Red in another brand?
- Mixed Berry Jam (Behr UL100-21) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bordeaux Red warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bordeaux Red as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.2; 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.