Benjamin Moore

Soft Pumpkin

2166-40

Soft Pumpkin is a medium orange with distinct creamy, apricot-like undertones that read warm and slightly muted rather than vivid. At an LRV of 41.77, it sits in the mid-range of light reflectance, providing moderate brightness without excessive intensity. The yellow-orange base carries enough warmth to shift surrounding cooler tones noticeably.

It works well alongside Benjamin Moore White Dove for contrast, while Golden Straw and Peach Parfait maintain tonal continuity. Hale Navy offers a strong complementary counterpoint, and Simply White keeps trim and ceilings clean against the warm wall tone.

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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

2166-40

Collection

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Soft Pumpkin 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 Soft Pumpkin under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Soft Pumpkin under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

27°

Red Family

Lightness

66%

Medium

Saturation

66%

Saturated

LRV

41.8

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

#E1A16D

RGB Decimal

225, 161, 109

RGB Percent

88.2%, 63.1%, 42.7%

HSL

26.9, 65.9%, 65.5%

HSV

26.9, 51.6%, 88.2%

CMYK

0.0%, 28.4%, 51.6%, 11.8%

YIQ

174.2, 54.9, -2.7

XYZ

46.56, 42.60, 20.24

CIE Lab

71.28, 17.92, 36.35

CIE Luv

71.28, 47.91, 42.09

Hunter Lab

65.27, 17.11, 25.76

Decimal

14786925

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Soft Pumpkin Serape Amber Wave 14 Carrots

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Soft Pumpkin Caramel Ice Almond Kiss Sunset Hill

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Soft Pumpkin Windjammer Magical Merlin Sweet Dreams

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Soft Pumpkin Matcha Passion Pink Spring Meadow Green

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Soft Pumpkin Passion Pink Frosty Berry Spring Azalea

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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