Eggplant (BM 1379)
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Eggplant (BM 1379) is a very deep, cool pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.8, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Eggplant
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Eggplant 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 Eggplant, 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 | Mature Grape | SW 6286 | 7 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Bunchberry | 680D-7 | 8.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Magician's Cloak | 1009-8 | 11 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Positively Purple | 13-08 | 9 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Eggplant (LRV 10.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Eggplant
Darker than Eggplant
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1379 |
| Hex | #6D4A61 |
| RGB | 109, 74, 97 |
| HSL | 321°, 19%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.0, 18.9, -7.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Eggplant (BM 1379), published as #6D4A61
#5E425F
#7C5261
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Eggplant (BM 1379)?
- Eggplant has an LRV of 10.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Eggplant is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Eggplant in another brand?
- Bunchberry (Behr 680D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Eggplant warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Eggplant as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.5; 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.