Gentle Blush
Benjamin Moore's Gentle Blush is a pink shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#FAE4E8LRV
79.69
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 80 vs 22, Gentle Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
Alabaster reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Gentle Blush the marginally brighter of the two.
Gardenia reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 80 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 80 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Gentle Blush reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 17), opening up a space where Newport Green encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 49, Gentle Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 49, Gentle Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Blush reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where Eucalyptus encloses it.
Gentle Blush reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 10), opening up a space where Brazilian Rainforest encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 50, Gentle Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Blush reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Captivating Teal encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Gentle Blush reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 38), opening up a space where Autumn Red encloses it.
Gentle Blush reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 54), opening up a space where Misted Rose encloses it.
Gentle Blush reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 80 vs 50, Gentle Blush is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manufacturer description
A warm, supple pink that can subtly brighten a room.