Apricot Tint (BM 086)
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Apricot Tint (BM 086) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.2, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Apricot Tint
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Apricot Tint 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 Apricot Tint, 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 | Warm Beige | SW 0035 | 73 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sweet Peach | PPL-21 | 80.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Subtle Suede | 2005-6C | 78 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Crisp Won Ton | 1202-3 | 74 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Apricot Tint (LRV 75.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Apricot Tint
Darker than Apricot Tint
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 086 |
| Hex | #F9E1CB |
| RGB | 249, 225, 203 |
| HSL | 29°, 79%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, 4.8, 13.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Apricot Tint (BM 086), published as #F9E1CB
#E8D7C9
#FFEBCB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Apricot Tint (BM 086)?
- Apricot Tint has an LRV of 75.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Apricot Tint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Apricot Tint in another brand?
- Sweet Peach (Behr PPL-21) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Apricot Tint warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Apricot Tint as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.8; 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.