Hydrangea Flowers (BM 2008-40)
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Hydrangea Flowers (BM 2008-40) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.1, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hydrangea Flowers
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hydrangea Flowers by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Hydrangea Flowers, 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 | Dishy Coral | SW 6598 | 40 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Cheery | 150B-5 | 38.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Peach Burst | 1008-1C | 44 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Smoked Salmon | 1189-5 | 37 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Hydrangea Flowers (LRV 40.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Hydrangea Flowers
Darker than Hydrangea Flowers
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2008-40 |
| Hex | #F0908D |
| RGB | 240, 144, 141 |
| HSL | 2°, 77%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.8, 35.9, 17.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hydrangea Flowers (BM 2008-40), published as #F0908D
#E0878B
#FF9A8D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hydrangea Flowers (BM 2008-40)?
- Hydrangea Flowers has an LRV of 40.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hydrangea Flowers is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Hydrangea Flowers in another brand?
- Dishy Coral (SW 6598) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Hydrangea Flowers warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hydrangea Flowers as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.3; 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.