Beach Plum
2072-60 · #D9CCDB · LRV 62 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Beach Plum62
- 4Silver Peony68
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Beach Plum, Really?
Beach Plum reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2072-60 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Beach Plum
Beach Plum 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Beach Plum
At LRV 62, Beach Plum is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet 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 Beach Plum 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 2072-60 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Euphoric LilacSW 6835 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fairview Taupe130E-2 · Behr | 3.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Purpling Dawn1001-6B · Valspar | 1.6 | 62.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Dusky LilacPPG1176-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Dusky LilacPPG1176-3 · Glidden | 0.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sleepy Purple144-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Beach Plum 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 #D9CCDB in HSL space. Pair Beach Plum with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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