Beach Plum
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Beach Plum remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. We've gathered 3 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
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LRV
62.46
Beach Plum in Real Rooms
Beach Plum has a high LRV of 62.46 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Purple family, the photos below show it applied in a bedroom.
3 Bedroom Photos
Pairing Beach Plum with tonal textures—like a silk rug or a bouclé chair—creates a layered, monochromatic look that is the height of sophistication for a bedroom. It proves that you don't need high-contrast colors to create a room that feels high-design and deeply personal.
Bedroom walls in Beach Plum create a restful, jewel-toned retreat.
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Master bedroom painted in Beach Plum exudes calm, luxurious comfort.
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Bedroom walls dressed in Beach Plum offer a moody, sophisticated backdrop.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 88 vs 62, Opulence is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 44, Beach Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 13, Beach Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 62, Atrium White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Beach Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Beach Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peace and Happiness reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Beach Plum reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 29), opening up a space where Adirondack Green encloses it.
Healing Aloe reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Beach Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Crest reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Beach Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 10, Beach Plum is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 62, Gray Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Beach Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Beach Plum reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Lavender Lipstick encloses it.
Beach Plum reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes Beach Plum the marginally brighter of the two.