Tropical Fruit
CSP-1115 · #D1806D · LRV 30 — warm red tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Turkish Coffee5
- 2Porpoise13
- 3Tropical Fruit30
What Color Is Tropical Fruit, Really?
Tropical Fruit reads as a warm red tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CSP-1115 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tropical Fruit
Tropical Fruit is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
How Lighting Changes Tropical Fruit
Tropical Fruit sits in the mid-range at LRV 30, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Tropical Fruit 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 CSP-1115 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 | Lei FlowerSW 6613 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 30 | Color page → |
| Behr | Nectarina220D-5 · Behr | 3.1 | 30 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Vintage Coral2002-6A · Valspar | 1.7 | 30.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Summer SunsetPPG1192-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 31 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Summer SunsetPPG1192-6 · Glidden | 2.5 | 31 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Calmed Coral307-5DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 32 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Tropical Fruit 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 #D1806D in HSL space. Pair Tropical Fruit with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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