Pale Petal (BM 1178)
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Pale Petal (BM 1178) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.4, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Petal
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pale Petal 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 Pale Petal, 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 | Pink Shadow | SW 0070 | 58 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Coral Stone | PPU2-07 | 57.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Rodeo Dust | 1008-10B | 59 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spice Beige | 18-14 | 59 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Pale Petal (LRV 57.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Petal
Darker than Pale Petal
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1178 |
| Hex | #E0C4B8 |
| RGB | 224, 196, 184 |
| HSL | 18°, 39%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.2, 8.0, 9.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Petal (BM 1178), published as #E0C4B8
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#F1CEB8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Petal (BM 1178)?
- Pale Petal has an LRV of 57.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Petal is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Petal in another brand?
- Spice Beige (PPG 18-14) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Petal warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pale Petal as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.7; 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.