Smashing Pink (BM 1303)
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Smashing Pink (BM 1303) is a light, warm pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.6, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smashing Pink
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Smashing 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 Smashing 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 | Hopeful | SW 6597 | 54 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Carnation Bloom | 140A-3 | 61.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Peach Whisper | 1008-2B | 64 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rosewine | 1188-3 | 62 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Smashing Pink (LRV 61.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Smashing Pink
Darker than Smashing Pink
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1303 |
| Hex | #FEC1BF |
| RGB | 254, 193, 191 |
| HSL | 2°, 97%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.4, 21.6, 9.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smashing Pink (BM 1303), published as #FEC1BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smashing Pink (BM 1303)?
- Smashing Pink has an LRV of 61.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smashing Pink is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Smashing Pink in another brand?
- Carnation Bloom (Behr 140A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smashing Pink warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Smashing Pink as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.5; 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.