Mulberry Wine (BM 1251)
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Mulberry Wine (BM 1251) is a deep, neutral pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mulberry Wine
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mulberry Wine by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Mulberry Wine, 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 | Rosaline Pearl | SW 9077 | 27 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Cameo Rose | PPU17-15 | 28.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Mellow Mauve | 1004-7C | 30 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Smoky Quartz | 18-08 | 28 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Mulberry Wine (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Mulberry Wine
Darker than Mulberry Wine
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1251 |
| Hex | #A2898B |
| RGB | 162, 137, 139 |
| HSL | 355°, 12%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.4, 9.8, 2.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mulberry Wine (BM 1251), published as #A2898B
#928089
#B2928B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mulberry Wine (BM 1251)?
- Mulberry Wine has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mulberry Wine is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mulberry Wine in another brand?
- Smoky Quartz (PPG 18-08) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mulberry Wine warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mulberry Wine as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.5; 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.