Intense Peach (BM 081)
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Intense Peach (BM 081) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.8, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Intense Peach
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Intense Peach 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 Intense Peach, 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 | Stone Fruit | SW 9699 | 47 | 5.1 | clearly different |
| Behr | Orange Grove | 220B-4 | 53.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ripe Melon | 2002-1C | 48 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coral Silk | 1195-5 | 47 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Intense Peach (LRV 49.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Intense Peach
Darker than Intense Peach
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 081 |
| Hex | #F8AC89 |
| RGB | 248, 172, 137 |
| HSL | 19°, 89%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.8, 23.9, 29.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Intense Peach (BM 081), published as #F8AC89
#E8A288
#FFB688
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Intense Peach (BM 081)?
- Intense Peach has an LRV of 49.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Intense Peach is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Intense Peach in another brand?
- Orange Grove (Behr 220B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Intense Peach warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Intense Peach as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.2; 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.