Precocious (BM 051)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Precocious (BM 051) is a light, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 64.2, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Precocious
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Precocious 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 Precocious, 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 | Koral Kicks | SW 6610 | 68 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Shrimp Toast | 220E-2 | 66.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Satin Peach | 2003-6C | 65 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Coral | 1063-3 | 68 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Precocious (LRV 64.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Precocious
Darker than Precocious
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 051 |
| Hex | #EECEC1 |
| RGB | 238, 206, 193 |
| HSL | 17°, 57%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.1, 9.2, 10.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Precocious (BM 051), published as #EECEC1
#DDC4BF
#FFD8C1
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 Precocious (BM 051)?
- Precocious has an LRV of 64.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Precocious is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Precocious in another brand?
- Pale Coral (PPG 1063-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Precocious warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Precocious as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.6; 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.