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Gingerbread Man 1111
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Gingerbread Man sits at L* 69.7, a* 7.4, b* 31.2. Its hue angle is 77° and its chroma is 32.1, 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 83%.
LRV 39.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 39.2, Gingerbread Man is lighter than 43% 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 Gingerbread Man
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage Gold | SW 9024 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| Empire Gold | SW 0012 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stonebriar | SW 7693 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Gingerbread Man
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter Nut | HDC-AC-13 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Corkboard | BIC-30 | 1.53 | Very close | |
| Summer In The City | MQ2-16 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camel Back | 1103 | 0.70 | Practically identical | |
| Guesthouse | 1117 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Roxbury Caramel | HC-42 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Acorn Yellow | 2161-40 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Simple Pleasures | 1097 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Barley Harvest | 1070 | 2.89 | 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.
- Twilight Gold 1069 · lighter, LRV 42.9
- Honey Oak 257 · lighter, LRV 43.1
- Bridgewater Tan 1096 · lighter, LRV 43.8
- Italianate AF-215 · darker, LRV 36.5
- Barley Harvest 1070 · darker, LRV 35.1
- Peanut Shell 2162-40 · darker, LRV 35.2
Colors that go with Gingerbread Man
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Wave 2065-50 · complementary (180°)
- Coral Glow 026 · analogous (−30°)
- Agave AF-420 · analogous (+30°)
- Teal Tone 663 · triadic (120°)
- Hydrangea 1390 · triadic (240°)
Gingerbread Man vs popular colors
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 6.3) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 39.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 7.2) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 39.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 9.6) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 39.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.