Salmon Mousse (BM 046)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Salmon Mousse (BM 046) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 42.3, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Salmon Mousse
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Salmon Mousse 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 Salmon Mousse, 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 | Rose Tan | SW 0069 | 38 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Apricotta | HDC-CT-13 | 43.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Princess Peach | 2002-8A | 39 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Coral Blush | 1191-4 | 44 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Salmon Mousse (LRV 42.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Salmon Mousse
Darker than Salmon Mousse
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 046 |
| Hex | #DAA492 |
| RGB | 218, 164, 146 |
| HSL | 15°, 49%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.9, 17.5, 17.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Salmon Mousse (BM 046), published as #DAA492
#CA9A90
#EAAE92
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Salmon Mousse (BM 046)?
- Salmon Mousse has an LRV of 42.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Salmon Mousse is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Salmon Mousse in another brand?
- Apricotta (Behr HDC-CT-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Salmon Mousse warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Salmon Mousse as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.1; 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.