Blush Tone (BM 2000-50)
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Blush Tone (BM 2000-50) is a medium, neutral pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 52.5, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blush Tone
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blush Tone 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 Blush Tone, 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 | In the Pink | SW 6583 | 59 | 5.9 | clearly different |
| Behr | Kawaii | T11-14 | 50.3 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Pink Flutter | 1005-2A | 55 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Powder Rose | 1184-3 | 55 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Blush Tone (LRV 52.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Blush Tone
Darker than Blush Tone
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2000-50 |
| Hex | #FDACBD |
| RGB | 253, 172, 189 |
| HSL | 347°, 95%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.5, 31.9, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blush Tone (BM 2000-50), published as #FDACBD
#EDA2BB
#FFB6BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blush Tone (BM 2000-50)?
- Blush Tone has an LRV of 52.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blush Tone is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blush Tone in another brand?
- Pink Flutter (Valspar 1005-2A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.7 (noticeably different).
- Is Blush Tone warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blush Tone as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.5; 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.