Pale Cherry Blossom (BM 2101-60)

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Pale Cherry Blossom (BM 2101-60) is a light, warm pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.5, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Cherry Blossom
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pale Cherry Blossom 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 Pale Cherry Blossom, 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 | Abalone Shell | SW 6050 | 60 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chenille | 700A-2 | 64.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tender Shell | 1006-10C | 66 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Kangaroo Paw | 1060-3 | 62 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Pale Cherry Blossom (LRV 61.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Cherry Blossom
Darker than Pale Cherry Blossom
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2101-60 |
| Hex | #E0CBC5 |
| RGB | 224, 203, 197 |
| HSL | 13°, 30%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.2, 6.3, 5.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Cherry Blossom (BM 2101-60), published as #E0CBC5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Cherry Blossom (BM 2101-60)?
- Pale Cherry Blossom has an LRV of 61.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Cherry Blossom is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Cherry Blossom in another brand?
- Kangaroo Paw (PPG 1060-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Cherry Blossom warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pale Cherry Blossom as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.7; 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.