Hot Lips (BM 2077-30)
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Hot Lips (BM 2077-30) is a very deep, cool red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 17.5, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hot Lips
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hot Lips by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Hot Lips, 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 | Exuberant Pink | SW 6840 | 17 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Diva Glam | P120-6 | 16.2 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Very Berry | 1002-1A | 18 | 5.3 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Cerise | 17-11 | 14 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Hot Lips (LRV 17.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Hot Lips
Darker than Hot Lips
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2077-30 |
| Hex | #BC427F |
| RGB | 188, 66, 127 |
| HSL | 330°, 48%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.1, 54.6, -8.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hot Lips (BM 2077-30), published as #BC427F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hot Lips (BM 2077-30)?
- Hot Lips has an LRV of 17.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hot Lips is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hot Lips in another brand?
- Exuberant Pink (SW 6840) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.3 (very close).
- Is Hot Lips warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hot Lips as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.1; 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.