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Soft Salmon 096
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Soft Salmon sits at L* 82.8, a* 11.7, b* 24.9. Its hue angle is 65° and its chroma is 27.5, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 82%.
LRV 58.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 58.6, Soft Salmon is lighter than 63% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Soft Salmon
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avid Apricot | SW 6639 | 0.83 | Practically identical | |
| Sociable | SW 6359 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Neighborly Peach | SW 6632 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Soft Salmon
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carving Party | M220-3 | 0.77 | Practically identical | |
| Cactus Blooms | M230-4 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Coral Confection | 270C-3 | 1.73 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creamy Orange | 2166-50 | 0.89 | Practically identical | |
| Desert View | 108 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hathaway Peach | HC-53 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peach Pudding | 137 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Summer Peach Tree | 088 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Crestwood Tan | 116 | 3.02 | 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.
- Malibu Peach 2169-50 · lighter, LRV 64.4
- Melon Cup 101 · lighter, LRV 63.8
- Glowing Apricot 165 · lighter, LRV 63.3
- Sweeney Yellow CW-370 · darker, LRV 56.1
- Amber Winds 073 · darker, LRV 56.6
- Apricot Beige 1205 · darker, LRV 54.9
Colors that go with Soft Salmon
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Honolulu Blue 2066-60 · complementary (180°)
- Summer Vacation 002 · analogous (−30°)
- Wythe Tan CW-415 · analogous (+30°)
- Shore House Green 2047-50 · triadic (120°)
- Grape Ice 1395 · triadic (240°)
Soft Salmon vs popular colors
- Pale Oats (Benjamin Moore 2166-60, ΔE 7.7) is lighter (LRV 74.3 vs 58.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 11.1) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 58.6), more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 11.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.