Crazy For You (BM 053)
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Crazy For You (BM 053) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 51.6, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crazy For You
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Crazy For You 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 Crazy For You, 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 | Smoky Salmon | SW 6331 | 53 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cinnamon Whip | 210F-4 | 49.4 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Shy Time | 2002-8B | 53 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Summer Tan | 1067-4 | 51 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Crazy For You (LRV 51.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Crazy For You
Darker than Crazy For You
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 053 |
| Hex | #E2B5A5 |
| RGB | 226, 181, 165 |
| HSL | 16°, 51%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.2, 13.9, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crazy For You (BM 053), published as #E2B5A5
#D2ABA3
#F3BFA5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crazy For You (BM 053)?
- Crazy For You has an LRV of 51.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crazy For You is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Crazy For You in another brand?
- Summer Tan (PPG 1067-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crazy For You warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Crazy For You as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.