Dearborn Tan
Benjamin Moore Dearborn Tan (1153) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. It appears in Benjamin Moore Classics® Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#CDA688LRV
41.50
Coordinating Colors
Featherstone reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 42), opening up a space where Dearborn Tan encloses it.
Atrium White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 42), opening up a space where Dearborn Tan encloses it.
Overcast reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 42), opening up a space where Dearborn Tan encloses it.
White Heron reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 42), opening up a space where Dearborn Tan encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 42 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 55 vs 42, Boudoir is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Milk Shake reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 42), opening up a space where Dearborn Tan encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 42, Burlap is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 42, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Dearborn Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dearborn Tan reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 27), opening up a space where Cognac Snifter encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 42 vs 29, Dearborn Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 27, Dearborn Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A healthy glow emanates from this muted ginger hue.