Tawny Day Lily (BM 2012-10)
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Tawny Day Lily (BM 2012-10) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 18.5, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tawny Day Lily
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tawny Day Lily 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 Tawny Day Lily, 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 | Obstinate Orange | SW 6884 | 21 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Fire Island | 190B-7 | 20.9 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Vivid Orange | 2011-3 | 21 | 5.1 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Stone | 1193-7 | 19 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Tawny Day Lily (LRV 18.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Tawny Day Lily
Darker than Tawny Day Lily
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2012-10 |
| Hex | #E04227 |
| RGB | 224, 66, 39 |
| HSL | 9°, 75%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.7, 59.7, 50.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tawny Day Lily (BM 2012-10), published as #E04227
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tawny Day Lily (BM 2012-10)?
- Tawny Day Lily has an LRV of 18.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tawny Day Lily is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tawny Day Lily in another brand?
- Fire Island (Behr 190B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.8 (noticeably different).
- Is Tawny Day Lily warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tawny Day Lily as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.2; 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.