Fantasy Pink (BM 1290)
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Fantasy Pink (BM 1290) is a light, warm pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 62.6, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fantasy Pink
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fantasy Pink 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 Fantasy Pink, 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 | Bella Pink | SW 6596 | 63 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | First Peach | T12-20 | 65.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Tulip Pink | 2001-6C | 68 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sonia Rose | 1190-3 | 64 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Fantasy Pink (LRV 62.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Fantasy Pink
Darker than Fantasy Pink
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1290 |
| Hex | #EFC8C5 |
| RGB | 239, 200, 197 |
| HSL | 4°, 57%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.8, 13.3, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fantasy Pink (BM 1290), published as #EFC8C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fantasy Pink (BM 1290)?
- Fantasy Pink has an LRV of 62.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fantasy Pink is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fantasy Pink in another brand?
- First Peach (Behr T12-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Fantasy Pink warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fantasy Pink as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.