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Piano Concerto 1445
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Undertone: Subtle pink undertone
In CIELAB, Piano Concerto sits at L* 77.0, a* 3.5, b* -1.0. Its hue angle is 344° and its chroma is 3.7, so it leans pink only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 22%.
LRV 51.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 51.1, Piano Concerto is lighter than 56% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Piano Concerto
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veiled Violet | SW 6268 | 1.86 | Very close | |
| Grape Mist | SW 6548 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Imagine | SW 6009 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Piano Concerto
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Ovation | N570-2 | 1.27 | Very close | |
| Mulberry Stain | N110-2 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Such Melodrama | MQ5-32 | 1.78 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iced Mauve | 2115-50 | 0.73 | Practically identical | |
| After the Rain | 1452 | 0.79 | Practically identical | |
| Violetta | AF-615 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Victorian Mauve | 2114-50 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Through the Looking Glass | CSP-495 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Porcelain | 2113-60 | 3.23 | 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.
- Silver Lake 1598 · lighter, LRV 54.8
- Seersucker Suit CSP-580 · lighter, LRV 56.3
- Gobi Desert 2110-50 · lighter, LRV 56.1
- Victorian Mauve 2114-50 · darker, LRV 48.1
- Nightingale AF-670 · darker, LRV 45.7
- Silent Night 1613 · darker, LRV 45.4
Colors that go with Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto is too close to neutral (chroma 3.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its pink lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Piano Concerto vs popular colors
- Winter Gray (Benjamin Moore 2117-60, ΔE 5.1) is lighter (LRV 61.7 vs 51.1), more blue/cool.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 7.7) is darker (LRV 48.2 vs 51.1), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Lavender Mist (Benjamin Moore 2070-60, ΔE 7.7) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 51.1), more blue/cool, more saturated.