French Manicure (BM 1086)
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French Manicure (BM 1086) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.7, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Manicure
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for French Manicure 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 French Manicure, 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 | Champagne | SW 6644 | 78 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Scroll | N280-1 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Sand | 2007-6C | 79 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Belleek | 18-25 | 80 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to French Manicure (LRV 75.7) by LRV.
Lighter than French Manicure
Darker than French Manicure
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1086 |
| Hex | #F1E2CE |
| RGB | 241, 226, 206 |
| HSL | 34°, 56%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, 1.9, 11.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Manicure (BM 1086), published as #F1E2CE
#E0D8CC
#FFECCE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Manicure (BM 1086)?
- French Manicure has an LRV of 75.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Manicure is a light color.
- What is the closest match to French Manicure in another brand?
- Sweet Sand (Valspar 2007-6C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is French Manicure warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists French Manicure as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.6; 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.