Benjamin Moore Sweet Romance 1192
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- Benjamin Moore Sweet Romance reviews (23 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Sweet Romance undertones?
- Is Sweet Romance 1192 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Sweet Romance
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Sweet Romance 1192
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Sweet Romance 1192 |
| Code: | 1192 |
| Name: | Sweet Romance |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Sweet Romance?
Benjamin Moore Sweet Romance 1192 is a light, muted blush with a clear peach-beige cast. Its warm undertone keeps it from reading like a cool, powdery pink, while the softened saturation gives it a gentle, chalky appearance on broad walls. In bright daylight, Sweet Romance can look like a pale petal pink; under warmer lamps, its apricot and nude undertones become more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, powder rooms, and dressing areas, especially alongside creamy white trim, natural oak, linen, and brushed brass. For contrast, pair this shade with deep olive, warm charcoal, or a grounded brown accent.
Benjamin Moore Sweet Romance reviews (23 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Sweet Romance undertones?
Sweet Romance is a 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:
RGB code:
232, 197, 184
Is Benjamin Moore Sweet Romance cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 16° on the HSL hue wheel, this Pink sits firmly on the warm side.
1192 Sweet Romance HSL code: 16, 51%, 82%
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 Sweet Romance
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All 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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Sweet Romance:
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
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 Sweet Romance 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 Sweet Romance
Sweet Romance has an LRV of 59.45% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
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 59.45%, 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
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #E8C5B8 |
| RGB Decimal | 232, 197, 184 |
| RGB Percent | 90.98%, 77.25%, 72.16% |
| HSV | Hue: 16° Saturation: 20.69% Value: 90.98% |
| HSL | hsl(16, 51, 82) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 15.09 Yellow: 20.69 Key: 9.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 205.983 I: 25.034 Q: 3.358 |
| XYZ | X: 61.896 Y: 60.551 Z: 53.761 |
| CIE Lab | L:82.137 a:10.386 b:11.125 |
| CIE Luv | L:82.137 u:22.404 v:14.214 |
| Decimal | 15254968 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.815, 5.809, 13.507 |
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