Vivid Beauty
138 · #FDB580 · LRV 54 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Vivid Beauty54
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Vivid Beauty, Really?
Vivid Beauty reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 138 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Vivid Beauty
Vivid Beauty 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 Vivid Beauty
At LRV 54, Vivid Beauty 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 Vivid Beauty 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 138 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 | Melón MelosoSW 9007 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.1 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fuzzy PeachP220-5 · Behr | 1.4 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sassy Peach2003-2A · Valspar | 2.2 | 55.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sorbete De MelonPPG17-21 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 52 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Orange Cantaloupe90YR 54/440 · Glidden | 1.9 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Juicy Jax110-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Vivid Beauty 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 #FDB580 in HSL space. Pair Vivid Beauty with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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