Benjamin Moore Salmon Peach 2013-50

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Official page:Salmon Peach 2013-50
Code:2013-50
Name:Salmon Peach
Brand:Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Salmon Peach?

Benjamin Moore Salmon Peach 2013-50 is a light, warm peach with a noticeable pink cast, reflected in its soft #FFC5B5 color value. It has enough color to read clearly on walls without becoming overly bright or heavy. In warm afternoon light, the peach notes can feel more pronounced, while cooler daylight may bring out its lighter blush-pink side. Use it in a bedroom, nursery, powder room, or sunlit dining area with creamy whites, pale oak, natural linen, and warm brass details. Deep terracotta, muted olive, and charcoal accents can give Salmon Peach a more grounded contrast.

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What are Benjamin Moore Salmon Peach undertones?

Salmon Peach is a light, soft 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:

#FFC5B5

RGB code:

255, 197, 181

Is Benjamin Moore Salmon Peach cool or warm?

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Color wheel

At 13° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.

2013-50 Salmon Peach HSL code: 13, 100%, 85%

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 Salmon Peach

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

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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 Red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Salmon Peach:

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 Salmon Peach with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 193, such as Benjamin Moore Teal and Tear Drop.

LRV of Salmon Peach

Salmon Peach has an LRV of 63.33% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident lightWhy LRV is important?

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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 63.33%, 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#FFC5B5
RGB Decimal255, 197, 181
RGB Percent100.00%, 77.25%, 70.98%
HSVHue: 13° Saturation: 29.02% Value: 100.0%
HSLhsl(13, 100, 85)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 22.75 Yellow: 29.02 Key: 0.0
YIQY: 212.518 I: 39.704 Q: 7.29
XYZX: 69.547 Y: 64.532 Z: 52.496
CIE LabL:84.242 a:18.48 b:16.005
CIE LuvL:84.242 u:38.277 v:19.354
Decimal16762293
Hunter Lab80.332, 13.956, 17.487

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