Intense Peach
081 · #F8AC89 · LRV 51 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Intense Peach51
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Intense Peach, Really?
Intense Peach reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 081 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Intense Peach
Intense Peach 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 Intense Peach
At LRV 51, Intense Peach is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Intense Peach 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 081 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 | Autumn Mist250D-4 · Behr | 1.6 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Shrimp ShellV008-2 · Valspar | 1.6 | 50.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Coral SerenadePPG1193-5 · PPG / Glidden | 4.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Christmas Cactus Coral58YR 53/342 · Glidden | 1.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tint of Melon108-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | October HazeDE5171 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.0 | 48 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Intense Peach 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 #F8AC89 in HSL space. Pair Intense Peach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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