Peach Melba (BM 078)
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Peach Melba (BM 078) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77.2, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Peach Melba
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Peach Melba by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Peach Melba, 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 | Corallite | SW 9698 | 76 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Muffin Mix | 240E-1 | 77.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Peach Kiss | 2002-2C | 81 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pecan Sandie | 1198-1 | 76 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Peach Melba (LRV 77.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Peach Melba
Darker than Peach Melba
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 078 |
| Hex | #F8E3D1 |
| RGB | 248, 227, 209 |
| HSL | 28°, 74%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, 4.3, 11.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Peach Melba (BM 078), published as #F8E3D1
#E7D9CF
#FFEDD1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Peach Melba (BM 078)?
- Peach Melba has an LRV of 77.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Peach Melba is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Peach Melba in another brand?
- Peach Kiss (Valspar 2002-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Peach Melba warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Peach Melba as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.4; 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.