The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Spoonful of Sugar
Benjamin Moore · 041
Terracotta with the lights on
Bride to Be
Benjamin Moore · 1009
The pink that nobody notices is pink
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersBride to Be is the lighter of the two at LRV 70.69, 49.7 points above Spoonful of Sugar at LRV 20.98. Both read warm. Spoonful of Sugar is a oranges, Bride to Be a pinks. For a whole room, Bride to Be is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Spoonful of Sugar is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsDo not let the name fool you — Spoonful of Sugar is a deep, saturated caramel-terracotta, not a pastel. With an LRV of 21 it is a real color with real weight, and in a high-gloss lacquer it becomes something else entirely: a warm, glowing envelope that turns a library or dining room into a jewel box.
Bride to Be is a whisper of pink folded into a warm off-white. At LRV 71 it is light enough to use as a whole-room neutral, and in most light it reads as a soft, flattering beige — the blush only shows when you put it next to a true white. It is the color of the inside of a shell.