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Lotus Flower

Sherwin-Williams · SW 6310

Monet

Benjamin Moore · 1243

57
LRV
39.98
Lotus Flower is 17 points lighter
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Hex
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230 · 189 · 189
RGB
191 · 164 · 160
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Rosy red
Undertone
Dusty mauve-pink over beige; a rose that has aged into lilac
Pink
Family
Pink
Sherwin-Williams
Collection
Classics Color Collection

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Monet

MonetBM 1243
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The difference

Read from the numbers

Lotus Flower is the lighter of the two at LRV 57, 17 points above Monet at LRV 39.98. Both read warm. Both belong to the pink family. For a whole room, Lotus Flower is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Monet is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Lotus Flower SW 6310 is a soft pink in Sherwin-Williams' red family, rated for interior and exterior use. Compositepaint.com describes a warm red undertone that reads as a rosy pink, with an LRV of 57.

Monet is a dusty, mauve-leaning pink with a beige base — a rose that has softened into something closer to lilac. At LRV 40 it is a real mid-tone, dark enough to feel enveloping in a small room and light enough to keep a powder room from going gloomy.

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