Benjamin Moore

Tawny Port

1281

Tawny Port (2portal-10) is a dark, muted red from Benjamin Moore carrying noticeable brown and slight violet undertones. With an LRV of 13.51, it sits in the low-reflectance range, absorbing most ambient light and reading as a heavy, grounded red-brown on surfaces. The brown undertone keeps it from reading as a primary red, pulling it toward a dusty wine register instead.

It works in close palette range with White Dove, Hale Navy, Chelsea Gray, Dinner Party, and Autumn Red, where the lighter neutrals provide tonal separation against its depth.

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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

1281

Collection

Benjamin Moore Classics

Tawny Port in Different Light

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Tawny Port under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Tawny Port under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Red

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

359°

Red Family

Lightness

45%

Medium

Saturation

26%

Muted

LRV

13.5

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#905455

RGB Decimal

144, 84, 85

RGB Percent

56.5%, 32.9%, 33.3%

HSL

359.0, 26.3%, 44.7%

HSV

359.0, 41.7%, 56.5%

CMYK

0.0%, 41.7%, 41.0%, 43.5%

YIQ

102.1, 35.4, 13.0

XYZ

16.31, 12.93, 10.23

CIE Lab

42.65, 25.05, 10.20

CIE Luv

42.65, 40.49, 8.09

Hunter Lab

35.95, 20.62, 6.87

Decimal

9458773

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Tawny Port Plum Raisin Ruby Dusk Cascabel Chile

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Tawny Port Horizon Glow Dusty Rose Kept Love Letters

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Tawny Port Teal Bayou Polar Jade Mexicali Turquoise

Analogous

Adjacent colors

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Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Tawny Port Victorian Plum Dynamic Magenta Birthstone

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