Gentle Blush (BM 2084-70)
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Gentle Blush (BM 2084-70) is a light, neutral pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79.7, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gentle Blush
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gentle Blush 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 Gentle Blush, 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 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Poetic Princess | 110A-2 | 79.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pink Whisper | 1002-2C | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Candy Mix | 1181-1 | 77 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Gentle Blush (LRV 79.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Gentle Blush
Darker than Gentle Blush
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2084-70 |
| Hex | #FAE4E8 |
| RGB | 250, 228, 232 |
| HSL | 349°, 69%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, 8.2, 0.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentle Blush (BM 2084-70), published as #FAE4E8
#E8DAE6
#FFEEE8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gentle Blush (BM 2084-70)?
- Gentle Blush has an LRV of 79.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gentle Blush is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gentle Blush in another brand?
- Pink Whisper (Valspar 1002-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gentle Blush warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gentle Blush as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.8; 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.