Light Quartz (BM 2011-70)
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Light Quartz (BM 2011-70) is a very light, neutral pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82.1, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Quartz
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Light Quartz 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 Light Quartz, 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 | Cotton Candy | SW 9692 | 77 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sweet Nothing | 130A-1 | 82.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pink Wink | 1006-2C | 80 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Floral Linen | 1189-1 | 79 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Light Quartz (LRV 82.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Quartz
Darker than Light Quartz
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2011-70 |
| Hex | #FDEAE6 |
| RGB | 253, 234, 230 |
| HSL | 10°, 85%, 95% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.1, 5.8, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Quartz (BM 2011-70), published as #FDEAE6
#EBE0E4
#FFF4E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Quartz (BM 2011-70)?
- Light Quartz has an LRV of 82.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Quartz is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Light Quartz in another brand?
- Sweet Nothing (Behr 130A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Light Quartz warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Light Quartz as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; 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.