Melrose Pink (BM 1363)
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Melrose Pink (BM 1363) is a deep, cool pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 26.5, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Melrose Pink
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Melrose 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 Melrose 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 | Cyclamen | SW 6571 | 28 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Valentine Heart | 690B-5 | 26.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | So Long Shadow | 1004-3B | 25 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Florentine Pink | 17-09 | 26 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Melrose Pink (LRV 26.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Melrose Pink
Darker than Melrose Pink
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1363 |
| Hex | #BA7699 |
| RGB | 186, 118, 153 |
| HSL | 329°, 33%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.8, 31.7, -7.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Melrose Pink (BM 1363), published as #BA7699
#AA6D97
#CA7F99
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Melrose Pink (BM 1363)?
- Melrose Pink has an LRV of 26.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Melrose Pink is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Melrose Pink in another brand?
- Valentine Heart (Behr 690B-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Melrose Pink warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Melrose Pink as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.7; 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.