Valentine Memories (BM 888)
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Valentine Memories (BM 888) is a light, warm pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.4, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Valentine Memories
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Valentine Memories 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 Valentine Memories, 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 | Charming Pink | SW 6309 | 69 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pale Shrimp | 160A-2 | 75.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pink Breeze | 2001-4C | 79 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Scented Valentine | 1187-1 | 74 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Valentine Memories (LRV 74.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Valentine Memories
Darker than Valentine Memories
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 888 |
| Hex | #F8DDD8 |
| RGB | 248, 221, 216 |
| HSL | 9°, 70%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.2, 8.5, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Valentine Memories (BM 888), published as #F8DDD8
#E7D3D6
#FFE7D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Valentine Memories (BM 888)?
- Valentine Memories has an LRV of 74.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Valentine Memories is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Valentine Memories in another brand?
- Pale Shrimp (Behr 160A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Valentine Memories warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Valentine Memories as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.9; 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.