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Apricot Beige 1205
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, Apricot Beige sits at L* 80.3, a* 8.4, b* 15.4. Its hue angle is 61° and its chroma is 17.6, 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 63%.
LRV 54.9: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 54.9, Apricot Beige is lighter than 59% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Apricot Beige
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 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sweet Orange | SW 6351 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aristocrat Peach | SW 0027 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Apricot Beige
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 | 1.27 | Very close | |
| Cockleshell | MQ1-31 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sweet Pastel | MQ3-39 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Pink Beige | HC-56 | 1.11 | Very close | |
| Careless Whispers | 1214 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Shorewood | 1151 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Milk Shake | 1165 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Groundhog Day | 1166 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nature's Symphony | 1152 | 2.27 | 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.
- Yellow Squash 2161-50 · lighter, LRV 60.2
- Odessa Pink HC-59 · lighter, LRV 59.5
- Pink Beach 1172 · lighter, LRV 59.5
- Coral Dust 2173-50 · darker, LRV 53.0
- Sepia Tan 1116 · darker, LRV 51.4
- Bleeker Beige HC-80 · darker, LRV 51.7
Colors that go with Apricot Beige
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Palatial Skies 800 · complementary (180°)
- Pink Hibiscus 2172-60 · analogous (−30°)
- Marble Canyon 227 · analogous (+30°)
- Sea Mist Green 2041-50 · triadic (120°)
- Grape Ice 1395 · triadic (240°)
Apricot Beige vs popular colors
- Pale Oats (Benjamin Moore 2166-60, ΔE 7.4) is lighter (LRV 74.3 vs 54.9), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Head Over Heels (Benjamin Moore AF-250, ΔE 8.5) is lighter (LRV 73.3 vs 54.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural Linen (Sherwin-Williams SW 9109, ΔE 8.7) is lighter (LRV 66.3 vs 54.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.