Minstrel Heart
There is more to Benjamin Moore Minstrel Heart (1297) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. An LRV of 41.5 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#E69A95LRV
41.51
Coordinating Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (42 vs 35) makes Minstrel Heart the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 42, Wish is decisively the brighter choice.
Minstrel Heart reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Flint encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 42, Sheep's Wool is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 42 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 42 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Minstrel Heart reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 12), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Minstrel Heart reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 23), opening up a space where Mayo Teal encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 42, Polar Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 13, Minstrel Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Minstrel Heart reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.
Anderson Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 73 vs 42, April Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 42, Fantasy Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Marry Me reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 42), opening up a space where Minstrel Heart encloses it.
Rose Rococo reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 42), opening up a space where Minstrel Heart encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 42, Yours Truly is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
At LRV 42 vs 23, Minstrel Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 21, Minstrel Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (42 vs 34) makes Minstrel Heart the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 42 vs 25, Minstrel Heart is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A warmed red with a crisp pop of pink.