Pumpkin Spice (BM 126)
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Pumpkin Spice (BM 126) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 31.6, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pumpkin Spice
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pumpkin Spice 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 Pumpkin Spice, 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 | Serape | SW 6656 | 34 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Spiced Pumpkin | PMD-80 | 34.3 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Hazelnut Coffee | 3001-3A | 34 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gingerbread | 1201-6 | 29 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Pumpkin Spice (LRV 31.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Pumpkin Spice
Darker than Pumpkin Spice
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 126 |
| Hex | #D78A4B |
| RGB | 215, 138, 75 |
| HSL | 27°, 64%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.3, 23.6, 45.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pumpkin Spice (BM 126), published as #D78A4B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pumpkin Spice (BM 126)?
- Pumpkin Spice has an LRV of 31.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pumpkin Spice is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pumpkin Spice in another brand?
- Serape (SW 6656) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pumpkin Spice warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pumpkin Spice as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 45.2; 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.