Piano Concerto
1445 · #C4BCC0 · LRV 51 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Piano Concerto, Really?
Piano Concerto reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1445 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Piano Concerto
At LRV 51, Piano Concerto is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Piano Concerto 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 1445 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 | Studio MauveSW 62 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.1 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mulberry StainN110-2 · Behr | 1.8 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lavender SandP001 · Valspar | 2.1 | 52.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | HushPPG1004-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pebble Grey00NN 53/000 · Glidden | 3.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wintered Night446-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Piano Concerto 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 #C4BCC0 in HSL space. Pair Piano Concerto with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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