Benjamin Moore

Love Always

896

Love Always is a soft, warm neutral with blended pink and peach undertones that keep it from reading as either distinctly pink or distinctly beige. Its LRV of 69.57 places it in the light range, giving it a gentle, luminous quality on walls. It pairs naturally with White Dove, Pale Oak, and Ballet White for a layered warm-neutral scheme.

Hale Navy or Chelsea Gray introduce contrast without overwhelming the softness. Peach Parfait or Coral Buff extend the warm tonal family for use on secondary walls or accents.

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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

896

Collection

Benjamin Moore Classics

Love Always in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Love Always under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Love Always under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

26°

Red Family

Lightness

86%

Light

Saturation

56%

Saturated

LRV

69.6

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#EFD8C6

RGB Decimal

239, 216, 198

RGB Percent

93.7%, 84.7%, 77.6%

HSL

26.3, 56.2%, 85.7%

HSV

26.3, 17.2%, 93.7%

CMYK

0.0%, 9.6%, 17.2%, 6.3%

YIQ

220.8, 19.5, -0.8

XYZ

70.35, 71.54, 63.53

CIE Lab

87.75, 5.09, 11.75

CIE Luv

87.75, 14.93, 16.32

Hunter Lab

84.58, 5.11, 10.92

Decimal

15718598

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Love Always Soft Apricot Folksy Gold Rumba Orange

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Love Always Peach Everlasting Sunset Hill Granddad's Girl

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Love Always Vitamin Sea Utterly Blue Sweet Dreams

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Love Always Blonde Beauty Cat Nose Neon Celery

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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