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Milk Shake 1165
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Milk Shake sits at L* 79.6, a* 7.3, b* 12.2. Its hue angle is 59° and its chroma is 14.2, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 56%.
LRV 55.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 55.6, Milk Shake is lighter than 60% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Milk Shake
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Sand | SW 0056 | 1.55 | Very close | |
| Likeable Sand | SW 6058 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Townhouse Tan | SW 7712 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Milk Shake
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon Tea | S200-2 | 0.85 | Practically identical | |
| Regal | 760A-3 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| One To Remember | MQ1-23 | 1.49 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads | 1226 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Georgetown Pink Beige | HC-56 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Apricot Beige | 1205 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Shorewood | 1151 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Groundhog Day | 1166 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Odessa Pink | HC-59 | 2.29 | 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.
- Putnam Ivory HC-39 · lighter, LRV 58.5
- Antique Parchment 959 · lighter, LRV 58.5
- Bleached Gray ES-78 · lighter, LRV 59.7
- Wheeling Neutral HC-92 · darker, LRV 51.6
- Groundhog Day 1166 · darker, LRV 50.6
- Ashen Tan 996 · darker, LRV 50.7
Colors that go with Milk Shake
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Palatial Skies 800 · complementary (180°)
- Camellia Pink 2093-50 · analogous (−30°)
- Bleeker Beige HC-80 · analogous (+30°)
- Warm Springs 682 · triadic (120°)
- French Lilac 1403 · triadic (240°)
Milk Shake vs popular colors
- Accessible Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7036, ΔE 7.6) is lighter (LRV 57.7 vs 55.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Head Over Heels (Benjamin Moore AF-250, ΔE 7.8) is lighter (LRV 73.3 vs 55.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural Linen (Sherwin-Williams SW 9109, ΔE 7.8) is lighter (LRV 66.3 vs 55.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.