Coral Glow (BM 026)
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Coral Glow (BM 026) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 42.4, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coral Glow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Coral Glow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Coral 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 | Sockeye | SW 6619 | 40 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Southwest Stone | 220D-4 | 42 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Coral Ridge | 2003-6A | 43 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Opal Fire | 1192-5 | 42 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Coral Glow (LRV 42.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Coral Glow
Darker than Coral Glow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 026 |
| Hex | #E79E83 |
| RGB | 231, 158, 131 |
| HSL | 16°, 68%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.6, 24.0, 25.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coral Glow (BM 026), published as #E79E83
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coral Glow (BM 026)?
- Coral Glow has an LRV of 42.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coral Glow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Coral Glow in another brand?
- Coral Ridge (Valspar 2003-6A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Coral Glow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Coral Glow as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.1; 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.