Benjamin Moore

Soft Salmon

Soft Salmon reads as a muted orange-peach with a powdery, desaturated quality that reduces its visual weight on the wall. With an LRV of 58.58, it reflects a fair amount of light and can make rooms feel open without the starkness of a near-white. Its warm undertones lean slightly toward terracotta but stay restrained enough to avoid reading distinctly orange.

Benjamin Moore Navajo White and White Dove pair naturally as lighter companions, while Hale Navy provides a deep cool contrast. Kendall Charcoal grounds the palette, and Weimaraner adds a muted earthy mid-tone alongside it.

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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

Collection

Benjamin Moore Classics

Soft Salmon 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 Salmon under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

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

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

26°

Red Family

Lightness

79%

Light

Saturation

79%

Highly Saturated

LRV

58.6

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

#F4C5A0

RGB Decimal

244, 197, 160

RGB Percent

95.7%, 77.3%, 62.7%

HSL

26.4, 79.2%, 79.2%

HSV

26.4, 34.4%, 95.7%

CMYK

0.0%, 19.3%, 34.4%, 4.3%

YIQ

206.8, 39.9, -1.6

XYZ

63.62, 61.70, 41.81

CIE Lab

82.76, 11.70, 24.89

CIE Luv

82.76, 32.78, 32.16

Hunter Lab

78.55, 11.65, 20.76

Decimal

16041376

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Soft Salmon Tangerine Orange Appeal Navel

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Soft Salmon Pink Beach Subtle Peach Serious Moonlight

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Soft Salmon Sweet Dreams C'Est La Vie Honolulu Blue

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Soft Salmon Golden Straw Primrose Garden Key Lime

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Soft Salmon Primrose Garden Blushing Bride Rhododendron

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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Carving Party

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Neighborly Peach

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Sheer Apricot

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Butter Rum

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Citrus Sachet

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Shrimp Boat