Soft Salmon (BM 096)
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Soft Salmon (BM 096) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 58.6, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Salmon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Salmon 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 Soft Salmon, 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 | Avid Apricot | SW 6639 | 62 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Carving Party | M220-3 | 60.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coral Gable | 2003-2B | 67 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Shrimp Toast | 1197-4 | 62 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Soft Salmon (LRV 58.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Salmon
Darker than Soft Salmon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 096 |
| Hex | #F4C5A0 |
| RGB | 244, 197, 160 |
| HSL | 26°, 79%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.8, 11.7, 24.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Salmon (BM 096), published as #F4C5A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Salmon (BM 096)?
- Soft Salmon has an LRV of 58.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Salmon is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Salmon in another brand?
- Carving Party (Behr M220-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Salmon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Salmon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.9; 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.