Hampshire Rocks
1450 · #E5E0DD · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Hampshire Rocks74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Hampshire Rocks, Really?
Hampshire Rocks reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1450 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hampshire Rocks
Hampshire Rocks 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Hampshire Rocks
At LRV 74, Hampshire Rocks 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 Hampshire Rocks 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 1450 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 | GhostedSW 9545 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pale StarletHDC-CT-17 · Behr | 0.5 | 75 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Heirloom Pink7001-18 · Valspar | 0.8 | 75 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Dusky DawnPPG1005-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Dusky DawnPPG1005-1 · Glidden | 0.5 | 76 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Chalky Purple345-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Hampshire Rocks 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 #E5E0DD in HSL space. Pair Hampshire Rocks with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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