Spoonful of Sugar (BM 041)
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Spoonful of Sugar (BM 041) is a deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spoonful of Sugar
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spoonful of Sugar 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 Spoonful of Sugar, 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 | Cavern Clay | SW 7701 | 20 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Coppery | PPH-70 | 21.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Kitchen Tile Red | 2002-5B | 21 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Amaretto | 1066-6 | 21 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Spoonful of Sugar (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Spoonful of Sugar
Darker than Spoonful of Sugar
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 041 |
| Hex | #B26B58 |
| RGB | 178, 107, 88 |
| HSL | 13°, 37%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.6, 26.3, 22.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spoonful of Sugar (BM 041), published as #B26B58
#A46257
#C17457
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spoonful of Sugar (BM 041)?
- Spoonful of Sugar has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spoonful of Sugar is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spoonful of Sugar in another brand?
- Coppery (Behr PPH-70) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Spoonful of Sugar warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spoonful of Sugar as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.7; 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.