Pink Powderpuff (BM 001)
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Pink Powderpuff (BM 001) is a light, warm pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.8, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pink Powderpuff
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pink Powderpuff by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Pink Powderpuff, 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 | Comical Coral | SW 6876 | 69 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Romantic Morn | 180A-2 | 72.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coral Mist | 2001-2B | 70 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rose Pink | 1189-3 | 66 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Pink Powderpuff (LRV 70.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Pink Powderpuff
Darker than Pink Powderpuff
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 001 |
| Hex | #FFD5CB |
| RGB | 255, 213, 203 |
| HSL | 12°, 100%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, 13.2, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pink Powderpuff (BM 001), published as #FFD5CB
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#FFDFCB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pink Powderpuff (BM 001)?
- Pink Powderpuff has an LRV of 70.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pink Powderpuff is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pink Powderpuff in another brand?
- Romantic Morn (Behr 180A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pink Powderpuff warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pink Powderpuff as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.