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Dog's Ear 2076-60
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, Dog's Ear sits at L* 85.4, a* 18.5, b* -6.9. Its hue angle is 339° and its chroma is 19.8, 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 9%.
LRV 65.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 65.6, Dog's Ear is lighter than 72% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Dog's Ear
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merry Pink | SW 6844 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Child's Play | SW 6845 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Childlike | SW 6569 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Dog's Ear
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Sweet | 680A-2 | 1.53 | Very close | |
| Starlet Pink | P120-1 | 1.86 | Very close | |
| Girl Talk | P110-2 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentine's Day | 2077-60 | 0.40 | Practically identical | |
| Pink Cherub | 2079-60 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Passion Pink | 2075-60 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bermuda Breeze | 1345 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bunny Nose Pink | 2074-60 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Newborn Pink | 2078-60 | 2.88 | 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.
- Baby's Mittens 1368 · darker, LRV 60.2
- Hidden Sanctuary 1375 · darker, LRV 55.9
- Pink Ruffle 2081-50 · darker, LRV 53.7
Colors that go with Dog's Ear
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- St. John's Bay 584 · complementary (180°)
- Lily Lavender 2071-60 · analogous (−30°)
- Sweet 16 1310 · analogous (+30°)
- Mellowed Ivory 2149-50 · triadic (120°)
- Serenity 2055-60 · triadic (240°)
Dog's Ear vs popular colors
- Lily Lavender (Benjamin Moore 2071-60, ΔE 8.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Misty Lilac (Benjamin Moore 2071-70, ΔE 12.0) is lighter (LRV 78.0 vs 65.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- French Lilac (Benjamin Moore 1403, ΔE 12.2) is darker (LRV 56.1 vs 65.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.