Tandoori
Benjamin Moore's Tandoori is a orange shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#A55527LRV
15.63
Coordinating Colors
Mayonnaise reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 16), opening up a space where Tandoori encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 16, Cappuccino Froth is decisively the brighter choice.
Picnic Basket reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 16), opening up a space where Tandoori encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 42 vs 16, Saratoga Springs is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Old Blue Jeans reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (16 vs 5) makes Tandoori the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Caramel Latte reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 30 vs 16, Golden Harvest is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (20 vs 16) makes Racing Orange the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (26 vs 16) makes Pumpkin Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
Pumpkin Pie reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A roasted Indian delight, full of paprika, coriander and cumin, fresh from an ancient tandoor oven.