Purple Easter Egg (BM 2073-50)
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Purple Easter Egg (BM 2073-50) is a medium, cool pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.3, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Easter Egg
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Purple Easter Egg 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 Purple Easter Egg, 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 | Novel Lilac | SW 6836 | 42 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pale Orchid | 660B-4 | 46.2 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Floral Vista | 1002-3C | 45 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Windsor Purple | 1249-4 | 48 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Purple Easter Egg (LRV 46.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Easter Egg
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Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2073-50 |
| Hex | #CCACCA |
| RGB | 204, 172, 202 |
| HSL | 304°, 24%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.9, 16.8, -10.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Easter Egg (BM 2073-50), published as #CCACCA
#BBA2C8
#DEB6CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Easter Egg (BM 2073-50)?
- Purple Easter Egg has an LRV of 46.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Easter Egg is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Easter Egg in another brand?
- Floral Vista (Valspar 1002-3C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Purple Easter Egg warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Purple Easter Egg as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.9; 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.