Apricot Beige
1205 · #E2C1AB · LRV 57 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Apricot Beige57
- 4Belvedere Cream65
- 5Pumpkin Mousse71
What Color Is Apricot Beige, Really?
Apricot Beige reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1205 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Apricot Beige
Apricot Beige is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Apricot Beige
At LRV 57, Apricot Beige is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Apricot Beige are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 1205 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Cinnamon TeaS200-2 · Behr | 1.3 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | So BajaV086-2 · Valspar | 3.5 | 57.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Peach BeautyPPG18-27 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Antique Bisque00YY 56/173 · Glidden | 3.0 | 56 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Coral Dreams308-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Adobe SouthDEC709 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.4 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Apricot Beige within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E2C1AB in HSL space. Pair Apricot Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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