Blushing Bride (BM 2086-50)
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Blushing Bride (BM 2086-50) is a medium, neutral orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.8, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blushing Bride
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blushing Bride 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 Blushing Bride, 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 | In the Pink | SW 6583 | 59 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| Behr | Little Princess | P130-3 | 49.4 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Pink Frenzy | 1002-2A | 49 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tickled Pink | 1181-4 | 50 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Blushing Bride (LRV 49.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Blushing Bride
Darker than Blushing Bride
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2086-50 |
| Hex | #F5ABC5 |
| RGB | 245, 171, 197 |
| HSL | 339°, 79%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.6, 30.8, -2.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blushing Bride (BM 2086-50), published as #F5ABC5
#E4A1C3
#FFB5C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blushing Bride (BM 2086-50)?
- Blushing Bride has an LRV of 49.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blushing Bride is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blushing Bride in another brand?
- Tickled Pink (PPG 1181-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Blushing Bride warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blushing Bride as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.3; 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.