Passion Fruit (BM 2171-40)
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Passion Fruit (BM 2171-40) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.4, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Passion Fruit
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Passion Fruit 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 Passion Fruit, 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 | Charisma | SW 6605 | 41 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Guava Jelly | P180-4 | 41.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Salmon Rose | 2003-3C | 41 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Holland Tile | 1064-5 | 39 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Passion Fruit (LRV 40.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Passion Fruit
Darker than Passion Fruit
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2171-40 |
| Hex | #EA9589 |
| RGB | 234, 149, 137 |
| HSL | 7°, 70%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.0, 30.6, 19.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Passion Fruit (BM 2171-40), published as #EA9589
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#FA9F89
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Passion Fruit (BM 2171-40)?
- Passion Fruit has an LRV of 40.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Passion Fruit is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Passion Fruit in another brand?
- Salmon Rose (Valspar 2003-3C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Passion Fruit warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Passion Fruit as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.7; 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.