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Tomato Cream Sauce 2089-40
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Tomato Cream Sauce sits at L* 70.3, a* 24.1, b* 15.5. Its hue angle is 33° and its chroma is 28.7, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 57%.
LRV 40.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.4, Tomato Cream Sauce is lighter than 44% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Tomato Cream Sauce
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Bead | SW 6873 | 3.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Charisma | SW 6605 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rosedust | SW 0025 | 4.61 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Tomato Cream Sauce
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Rose | 160D-4 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Coral Serenade | 180D-4 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Shanghai Peach | T13-15 | 1.65 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tender Pink | 2090-50 | 1.53 | Very close | |
| Cool Lava | 2088-50 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Venetian Rose | 1292 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Custis Salmon | CW-215 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sharon Rose | 039 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Minstrel Heart | 1297 | 2.46 | 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.
- Pink Punch 2006-50 · lighter, LRV 46.8
- Paradise Peach 011 · lighter, LRV 46.5
- Monticello Peach 018 · lighter, LRV 46.9
- Palmetto Pink 1188 · darker, LRV 38.2
- Tuscan Tile CSP-1130 · darker, LRV 36.6
- Pink Buff 1285 · darker, LRV 37.3
Colors that go with Tomato Cream Sauce
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Madison Avenue 759 · complementary (180°)
- Pink Ribbon 1340 · analogous (−30°)
- Milk and Honey AF-210 · analogous (+30°)
- Gumdrop 564 · triadic (120°)
- Aqua Marina 816 · triadic (240°)
Tomato Cream Sauce vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 11.6) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 40.4), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 15.9) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 40.4), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 18.6) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 40.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.