Wishing Well (BM 1389)
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Wishing Well (BM 1389) is a medium, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 51.4, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wishing Well
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wishing Well by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Wishing Well, 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 | Free Spirit | SW 6973 | 49 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sweet Petal | 660C-3 | 52.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Lilac Ice | 1003-4A | 57 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Purple Essence | 1176-4 | 47 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Wishing Well (LRV 51.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Wishing Well
Darker than Wishing Well
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1389 |
| Hex | #CBB7D0 |
| RGB | 203, 183, 208 |
| HSL | 288°, 21%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.8, 11.6, -10.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wishing Well (BM 1389), published as #CBB7D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wishing Well (BM 1389)?
- Wishing Well has an LRV of 51.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wishing Well is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Wishing Well in another brand?
- Sweet Petal (Behr 660C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Wishing Well warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wishing Well as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.0; 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.