Amorous (BM AF-600)
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Amorous (BM AF-600) is a deep, cool pink from Benjamin Moore: LRV 27.4, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Amorous
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Amorous 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 Amorous, 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 | Gentle Grape | SW 9074 | 26 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Duchess Lilac | PPU16-13 | 29.3 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Lucent Purple | 4002-4A | 29 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tin Lizzie | 1172-5 | 27 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore pink colors nearest to Amorous (LRV 27.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Amorous
Darker than Amorous
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-600 |
| Hex | #958896 |
| RGB | 149, 136, 150 |
| HSL | 296°, 6%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.2, 7.5, -5.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Amorous (BM AF-600), published as #958896
#847F94
#A69196
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Amorous (BM AF-600)?
- Amorous has an LRV of 27.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Amorous is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Amorous in another brand?
- Tin Lizzie (PPG 1172-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Amorous warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Amorous as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.7; 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.