Sweet Romance (BM 1192)
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Sweet Romance (BM 1192) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 59.5, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Romance
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Romance 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 Sweet Romance, 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 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sunwashed Brick | S180-2 | 57.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Pale Satin Peach | 2003-6C | 65 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Orange | 1199-3 | 62 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Sweet Romance (LRV 59.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Romance
Darker than Sweet Romance
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1192 |
| Hex | #E8C5B8 |
| RGB | 232, 197, 184 |
| HSL | 16°, 51%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.1, 10.4, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Romance (BM 1192), published as #E8C5B8
#D7BBB6
#F9CFB8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Romance (BM 1192)?
- Sweet Romance 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 Sweet Romance is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Romance in another brand?
- Sunwashed Brick (Behr S180-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Sweet Romance warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Romance as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.