Tangerine Dream (BM 2012-30)
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Tangerine Dream (BM 2012-30) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 28.3, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tangerine Dream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tangerine Dream 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 Tangerine Dream, 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 | Rejuvenate | SW 6620 | 30 | 5.0 | clearly different |
| Behr | Wet Coral | 190B-6 | 28.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Enchantment | 2001-1A | 28 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rustic Pottery | 1193-6 | 29 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Tangerine Dream (LRV 28.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Tangerine Dream
Darker than Tangerine Dream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2012-30 |
| Hex | #F16750 |
| RGB | 241, 103, 80 |
| HSL | 9°, 85%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.8, 51.7, 39.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tangerine Dream (BM 2012-30), published as #F16750
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#FF704F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tangerine Dream (BM 2012-30)?
- Tangerine Dream has an LRV of 28.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tangerine Dream is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tangerine Dream in another brand?
- Wet Coral (Behr 190B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Tangerine Dream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tangerine Dream as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.4; 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.