Summer Plum
There is more to Benjamin Moore Summer Plum (2074-20) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. A red undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#7B3C63LRV
9.60
Coordinating Colors
Classic Gray reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 10), opening up a space where Summer Plum encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 10, Cumulus Cloud is decisively the brighter choice.
Abalone reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 10), opening up a space where Summer Plum encloses it.
Calm reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 10), opening up a space where Summer Plum encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Woodland Green reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 10), opening up a space where Summer Plum encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 10, Pleasant Valley is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 10, Stratton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (16 vs 10) makes Jack Pine the marginally brighter of the two.
Azores reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 10), opening up a space where Summer Plum encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 10, Sage Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Webster Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (15 vs 10) makes Twilight Magenta the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pre-Dawn Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A reddish violet that conjures the velvety rich flesh of the juiciest plum.