Coral Spice (BM 2170-40)
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Coral Spice (BM 2170-40) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 43.5, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coral Spice
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Coral Spice 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 Coral Spice, 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 | Sockeye | SW 6619 | 40 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mamey Fruit | PPH-22 | 44.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Coral Ridge | 2003-6A | 43 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Opal Fire | 1192-5 | 42 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Coral Spice (LRV 43.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Coral Spice
Darker than Coral Spice
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2170-40 |
| Hex | #EA9E82 |
| RGB | 234, 158, 130 |
| HSL | 16°, 71%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.9, 25.1, 26.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coral Spice (BM 2170-40), published as #EA9E82
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coral Spice (BM 2170-40)?
- Coral Spice has an LRV of 43.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coral Spice is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Coral Spice in another brand?
- Coral Ridge (Valspar 2003-6A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Coral Spice warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Coral Spice as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.2; 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.