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Passion Plum 2073-30
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated pink (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Passion Plum sits at L* 37.9, a* 24.1, b* -12.7. Its hue angle is 332° and its chroma is 27.3, so it reads as an outright pink rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 11%.
LRV 11.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.8, Passion Plum is lighter than 10% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Passion Plum
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigorous Violet | SW 6838 | 5.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Passionate Purple | SW 6981 | 5.64 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Grape Harvest | SW 6285 | 6.73 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Passion Plum
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Mousse | S-G-680 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Sugar Plum | 680B-7 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Graphic Grape | T15-12 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra Violet | 1372 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Eggplant | 1379 | 4.14 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Summer Plum | 2074-20 | 5.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fire and Ice | 1392 | 5.64 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mulberry | 2075-20 | 6.33 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Kalamata | AF-630 | 6.87 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Fire and Ice 1392 · lighter, LRV 14.5
- Cupid's Dart 1385 · lighter, LRV 17.1
- Plum Perfect 1371 · lighter, LRV 18.0
- Summer Plum 2074-20 · darker, LRV 9.6
- Taro 1386 · darker, LRV 9.0
- Autumn Purple 2073-20 · darker, LRV 7.4
Colors that go with Passion Plum
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Buffett Green CW-535 · complementary (180°)
- Mauve Bauhaus 1407 · analogous (−30°)
- Bottle of Bordeaux 1357 · analogous (+30°)
- Palmer Green CW-475 · triadic (120°)
- Jade Garden 2056-20 · triadic (240°)
Passion Plum vs popular colors
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 11.9) is darker (LRV 9.8 vs 11.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 13.5) is darker (LRV 9.3 vs 11.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Dinner Party (Benjamin Moore AF-300, ΔE 16.7) is darker (LRV 8.4 vs 11.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.