Soft Pumpkin (BM 2166-40)
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Soft Pumpkin (BM 2166-40) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 41.8, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Pumpkin
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Pumpkin 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 Soft Pumpkin, 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 | Harvest Gold | SW 2858 | 41 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Curry | M230-5 | 46 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Toffee Cream | 3001-3B | 40 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wright Sun Tan | FLLW570 | 38 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Soft Pumpkin (LRV 41.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Pumpkin
Darker than Soft Pumpkin
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2166-40 |
| Hex | #E1A16D |
| RGB | 225, 161, 109 |
| HSL | 27°, 66%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.3, 17.9, 36.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Pumpkin (BM 2166-40), published as #E1A16D
#D2976C
#F1AB6C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Pumpkin (BM 2166-40)?
- Soft Pumpkin has an LRV of 41.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Pumpkin is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Pumpkin in another brand?
- Sweet Curry (Behr M230-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Soft Pumpkin warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Pumpkin as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 36.4; 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.