Blushing Brilliance (BM 009)
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Blushing Brilliance (BM 009) is a light, warm pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.1, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blushing Brilliance
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blushing Brilliance 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 Blushing Brilliance, 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 | Oleander | SW 6603 | 66 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Flush Pink | 160C-2 | 66.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Salmon Bisque | 2003-4B | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rose Pink | 1189-3 | 66 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Blushing Brilliance (LRV 63.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Blushing Brilliance
Darker than Blushing Brilliance
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 009 |
| Hex | #F8C9C0 |
| RGB | 248, 201, 192 |
| HSL | 10°, 80%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.8, 15.3, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blushing Brilliance (BM 009), published as #F8C9C0
#E7BFBE
#FFD3C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blushing Brilliance (BM 009)?
- Blushing Brilliance has an LRV of 63.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blushing Brilliance is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blushing Brilliance in another brand?
- Rose Pink (PPG 1189-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blushing Brilliance warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blushing Brilliance as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.