Sailor's Delight (BM 1296)
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Sailor's Delight (BM 1296) is a medium, warm pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.7, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sailor's Delight
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sailor's Delight 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 Sailor's Delight, 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 | Hopeful | SW 6597 | 54 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Carnation Bloom | 140A-3 | 61.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Faithful Rose | 2001-6B | 54 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rosewine | 1188-3 | 62 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Sailor's Delight (LRV 57.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Sailor's Delight
Darker than Sailor's Delight
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1296 |
| Hex | #F3BCBA |
| RGB | 243, 188, 186 |
| HSL | 2°, 70%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.1, 19.5, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sailor's Delight (BM 1296), published as #F3BCBA
#E3B2B8
#FFC6BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sailor's Delight (BM 1296)?
- Sailor's Delight has an LRV of 57.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sailor's Delight is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sailor's Delight in another brand?
- Carnation Bloom (Behr 140A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Sailor's Delight warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sailor's Delight as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.