Purple Cream (BM 2073-70)
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Purple Cream (BM 2073-70) is a light, neutral pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77.1, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Cream
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Purple Cream 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 Cream, 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 | Spangle | SW 6834 | 73 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Ice Ballet | 650A-2 | 75.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Dreamy Heather | 1004-6C | 77 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Heaven Sent | 1252-2 | 78 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Purple Cream (LRV 77.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Cream
Darker than Purple Cream
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2073-70 |
| Hex | #F0E3EC |
| RGB | 240, 227, 236 |
| HSL | 318°, 30%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, 6.0, -2.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Cream (BM 2073-70), published as #F0E3EC
#DED9EA
#FFEDEC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Cream (BM 2073-70)?
- Purple Cream has an LRV of 77.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Cream in another brand?
- Heaven Sent (PPG 1252-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Purple Cream warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Purple Cream as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.8; 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.