Secret Garden (BM 1284)
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Secret Garden (BM 1284) is a medium, warm pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.4, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Secret Garden
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Secret Garden 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 Secret Garden, 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 | Amaryllis | SW 6591 | 41 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | All Dressed Up | P160-3 | 42 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Nana's Rose | 1008-4A | 40 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pink Clay Pot | 1051-4 | 37 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Secret Garden (LRV 40.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Secret Garden
Darker than Secret Garden
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1284 |
| Hex | #DF979C |
| RGB | 223, 151, 156 |
| HSL | 356°, 53%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.6, 27.7, 8.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Secret Garden (BM 1284), published as #DF979C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Secret Garden (BM 1284)?
- Secret Garden has an LRV of 40.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Secret Garden is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Secret Garden in another brand?
- All Dressed Up (Behr P160-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Secret Garden warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Secret Garden as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.4; 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.