Pink Beach (BM 1172)
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Pink Beach (BM 1172) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 59.5, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pink Beach
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pink Beach 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 Pink Beach, 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 | Quaint Peche | SW 6330 | 65 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sand Dance | S190-2 | 60.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Rodeo Dust | 1008-10B | 59 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Peach Brick | 18-26 | 64 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Pink Beach (LRV 59.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Pink Beach
Darker than Pink Beach
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1172 |
| Hex | #E2C8BA |
| RGB | 226, 200, 186 |
| HSL | 21°, 41%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.4, 6.9, 10.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pink Beach (BM 1172), published as #E2C8BA
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#F3D2BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pink Beach (BM 1172)?
- Pink Beach has an LRV of 59.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pink Beach is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pink Beach in another brand?
- Sand Dance (Behr S190-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Pink Beach warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pink Beach as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.3; 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.