Home › Benjamin Moore › Red › Intense Peach
Intense Peach 081
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Intense Peach sits at L* 76.8, a* 23.9, b* 29.2. Its hue angle is 51° and its chroma is 37.7, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 78%.
LRV 49.8: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 49.8, Intense Peach is lighter than 54% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Intense Peach
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Fruit | SW 9699 | 5.09 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Inventive Orange | SW 6633 | 5.45 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Certain Peach | SW 6625 | 5.71 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Intense Peach
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Grove | 220B-4 | 0.85 | Practically identical | |
| Siren | P190-4 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sunset Strip | 210B-4 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sausalito Sunset | 074 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Peachland | 2168-40 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Peachy Keen | 2014-40 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Succulent Peach | 068 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peach Cobbler | 2169-40 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Toffee Orange | 2167-40 | 3.50 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Vivid Beauty 138 · lighter, LRV 54.1
- Tooty Fruity 089 · lighter, LRV 53.5
- Amber Winds 073 · lighter, LRV 56.6
- Monticello Peach 018 · darker, LRV 46.9
- Sausalito Sunset 074 · darker, LRV 46.9
- Paradise Peach 011 · darker, LRV 46.5
Colors that go with Intense Peach
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Pool Party 2059-50 · complementary (180°)
- Heartbeat 1319 · analogous (−30°)
- Dorset Gold HC-8 · analogous (+30°)
- St. Patty's Day 614 · triadic (120°)
- Victorian Trim 2068-50 · triadic (240°)
Intense Peach vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 9.3) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 49.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 12.6) is darker (LRV 41.1 vs 49.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 13.6) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 49.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.