Havana Tan
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Havana Tan remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. We've gathered 6 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#DFCCB6
LRV
60.74
Havana Tan in Real Rooms
Havana Tan has a high LRV of 60.74 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Brown and Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a living room, mudroom, bathroom, misc and home office.
2 Living Room Photos
In a living room, Havana Tan acts as a bridge between the indoors and the view outside. It carries the organic weight of the natural world into the home, allowing the greenery from windows to pop while keeping the interior feeling protected and private. Pair it with oversized plants and ceramic vessels for a full organic-modern aesthetic.
Living room painted in Havana Tan radiates comfortable, inviting warmth.
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Living room walls in Havana Tan create a cohesive, grounded aesthetic.
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1 Mudroom Photo
Using Havana Tan on mudroom walls makes the white trim and hooks pop. It creates a high-contrast, organized look that makes even a room full of sports gear and rain boots look like it has a system and a sense of order.
Mudroom painted in Havana Tan brightens a utilitarian workspace.
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1 Bathroom Photo
For bathrooms with limited natural light, Havana Tan provides a necessary "glow." It uses its subtle undertones to mimic the warmth of sunlight, preventing the space from feeling subterranean or overly dark, even in windowless layouts.
Bathroom walls in Havana Tan deliver spa-like warmth and comfort.
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1 Misc Photo
Note how Havana Tan is used as a "ceiling color" in some of these rooms. This "fifth wall" application is a bold designer move that can make a room feel infinitely more cozy and architecturally unique.
Wall paint in Havana Tan transforms spaces with rich, warm earthiness.
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1 Home Office Photo
Havana Tan in an office encourages a "deep work" mindset. Its depth and maturity create an environment of gravitas, helping you take your own projects and ambitions more seriously through the sheer atmosphere of the room.
Home office painted in Havana Tan creates a focused, warm work environment.
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Coordinating Colors
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Toffee Cream encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (61 vs 49) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Simply White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 61), opening up a space where Havana Tan encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 19), opening up a space where Providence Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 14, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 22, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 61 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 61 vs 24, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 61) makes First Crush the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Brandy Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 62 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cayman Islands reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 37), opening up a space where Farm Fresh encloses it.
Havana Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.