Modern Romance (BM CSP-435)
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Modern Romance (BM CSP-435) is a very deep, warm red from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11.4, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Modern Romance
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Modern Romance by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Modern Romance, 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 | Cordial | SW 6306 | 11 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sugar Beet | M130-7 | 9.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Perennial Red | 1010-4 | 9 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Ruby Lips | 1052-7 | 9 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore red colors nearest to Modern Romance (LRV 11.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Modern Romance
Darker than Modern Romance
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-435 |
| Hex | #83434F |
| RGB | 131, 67, 79 |
| HSL | 349°, 32%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.8, 28.8, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Modern Romance (BM CSP-435), published as #83434F
#753B4D
#914B4F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Modern Romance (BM CSP-435)?
- Modern Romance has an LRV of 11.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Modern Romance is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Modern Romance in another brand?
- Sugar Beet (Behr M130-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Modern Romance warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Modern Romance as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.