Soft Glow (BM 014)
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Soft Glow (BM 014) is a deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 23.9, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Glow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Glow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Soft Glow, 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 | Emotional | SW 6621 | 21 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pimento | P180-6 | 23.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Ultra Orange | 2010-3 | 25 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Candy Corn | 17-16 | 24 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Soft Glow (LRV 23.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Glow
Darker than Soft Glow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 014 |
| Hex | #DC624D |
| RGB | 220, 98, 77 |
| HSL | 9°, 67%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.6, 46.3, 35.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Glow (BM 014), published as #DC624D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Glow (BM 014)?
- Soft Glow has an LRV of 23.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Glow is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Glow in another brand?
- Candy Corn (PPG 17-16) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Glow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Glow as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.2; 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.