Cotton Candy (BM 1268)
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Cotton Candy (BM 1268) is a light, neutral pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cotton Candy
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cotton Candy 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 Cotton Candy, 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 | Cotton Candy | SW 9692 | 77 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Blowing Kisses | P150-1 | 77.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pink Breeze | 2001-4C | 79 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lover's Knot | 1186-1 | 75 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Cotton Candy (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Cotton Candy
Darker than Cotton Candy
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1268 |
| Hex | #F6DFE0 |
| RGB | 246, 223, 224 |
| HSL | 357°, 56%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.7, 8.0, 2.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cotton Candy (BM 1268), published as #F6DFE0
#E5D5DE
#FFE9E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cotton Candy (BM 1268)?
- Cotton Candy has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cotton Candy is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cotton Candy in another brand?
- Blowing Kisses (Behr P150-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cotton Candy warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cotton Candy as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.4; 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.