Love Poem (Behr M120-6)
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Love Poem (Behr M120-6) is a very deep, cool pink from Behr: LRV 18.4, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Love Poem
Four Behr colors picked for Love Poem by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Love Poem, 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 | Moss Rose | SW 6291 | 20 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Plum Perfect | 1371 | 18 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Deep Sunset | 1005-3A | 17 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Wild Strawberry | 1044-6 | 19 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr pink colors nearest to Love Poem (LRV 18.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Love Poem
Darker than Love Poem
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M120-6 |
| Hex | #A06582 |
| RGB | 160, 101, 130 |
| HSL | 331°, 24%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.0, 28.0, -6.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Love Poem (Behr M120-6), published as #A06582
#915C80
#B06E82
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Love Poem (Behr M120-6)?
- Love Poem has an LRV of 18.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Love Poem is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Love Poem in another brand?
- Wild Strawberry (PPG 1044-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Love Poem warm or cool?
- Behr lists Love Poem as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. 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.