Benjamin Moore Crazy For You 053

Contents
show +hide -
Official page:Crazy For You 053
Code:053
Name:Crazy For You
Brand:Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Crazy For You?

Benjamin Moore Crazy For You 053 is a light, muted peach-pink with a gentle warmth and a softened, powdery appearance. Its balance of pink and beige keeps it from reading overly sweet, making it a useful choice for bedrooms, nurseries, dressing areas, or a softly colored powder room. In bright daylight, Crazy For You looks airy and pale, while warmer evening light can bring out its peachier side. Pair it with creamy off-whites, pale oak, woven linen, and brushed brass for a relaxed, layered look. For more contrast, use this color alongside deep olive green, charcoal, or dark stained wood on furnishings and trim.

Benjamin Moore Crazy For You reviews (2 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this pink that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

Benjamin Moore Crazy For You nursery
@kelseystommelhomes
Benjamin Moore Crazy For You nursery color
@kelseystommelhomes

Try before you buy

Samplize samples on the wall

100% accurate
reusable paint samples

Peel, stick and repeat

Peel, stick,
and repeat

Twice painted samples

Twice painted
with real paint

Fast delivery

Next day
delivery

Shop now

What are Benjamin Moore Crazy For You undertones?

Crazy For You is a mid-light, muted soft red. The HEX sample leans red; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#E2B5A5

RGB code:

226, 181, 165

Is Benjamin Moore Crazy For You cool or warm?

warm
cool
Color wheel

At 16° on the HSL hue wheel, this Pink sits firmly on the warm side.

053 Crazy For You HSL code: 16, 51%, 77%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Crazy For You

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Bedroom daylight mockup
Bedroom overlay
Sunrise
Morning
Noon
Afternoon
Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Pink shade looks under different lighting:

Living-room mockup
Living-room overlay

4000K

2000K
3000K
4000K
5000K
6000K
7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Crazy For You:

Monochromatic color scheme

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Crazy For You with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 196, such as Benjamin Moore Smoke and Silken Blue.

LRV of Crazy For You

Crazy For You has an LRV of 51.6% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident lightWhy LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 51.6%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

FormatCode
HEX#E2B5A5
RGB Decimal226, 181, 165
RGB Percent88.63%, 70.98%, 64.71%
HSVHue: 16° Saturation: 26.99% Value: 88.63%
HSLhsl(16, 51, 77)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 19.91 Yellow: 26.99 Key: 11.37
YIQY: 192.631 I: 31.957 Q: 4.54
XYZX: 54.68 Y: 51.935 Z: 42.731
CIE LabL:77.242 a:13.94 b:14.334
CIE LuvL:77.242 u:29.663 v:17.667
Decimal14857637
Hunter Lab72.066, 9.319, 15.291

Color equivalents