Orchid Pink (BM 036)
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Orchid Pink (BM 036) is a light, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 67.8, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orchid Pink
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Orchid Pink 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 Orchid Pink, 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 | Romance | SW 6323 | 66 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Pink Elephant | M170-1 | 71.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Harmony | 2001-8C | 65 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cool Cantaloupe | 1066-3 | 70 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Orchid Pink (LRV 67.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Orchid Pink
Darker than Orchid Pink
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 036 |
| Hex | #F0D3C9 |
| RGB | 240, 211, 201 |
| HSL | 15°, 57%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.7, 8.5, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orchid Pink (BM 036), published as #F0D3C9
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#FFDDC9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orchid Pink (BM 036)?
- Orchid Pink has an LRV of 67.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orchid Pink is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Orchid Pink in another brand?
- Cool Cantaloupe (PPG 1066-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Orchid Pink warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Orchid Pink as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.