Pink Swirl (BM 2171-70)
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Pink Swirl (BM 2171-70) is a very light, neutral pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 82.5, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pink Swirl
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pink Swirl 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 Pink Swirl, 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 | Cotton Candy | SW 9692 | 77 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sweet Nothing | 130A-1 | 82.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Champagne Pink | 2004-4C | 81 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rockabye Baby | 1188-1 | 80 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Pink Swirl (LRV 82.5) by LRV.
Darker than Pink Swirl
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2171-70 |
| Hex | #FCEAE6 |
| RGB | 252, 234, 230 |
| HSL | 11°, 79%, 95% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.0, 5.4, 4.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pink Swirl (BM 2171-70), published as #FCEAE6
#EAE0E4
#FFF4E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pink Swirl (BM 2171-70)?
- Pink Swirl has an LRV of 82.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pink Swirl is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pink Swirl in another brand?
- Sweet Nothing (Behr 130A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Pink Swirl warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pink Swirl as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.1; 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.