Amorous
Benjamin Moore's Amorous is a purple shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 27.4 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#958896LRV
27.37
Coordinating Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (27 vs 17) makes Amorous the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 27, Cement Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Amorous reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 23), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Healing Aloe reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Amorous encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 27, Garden Path is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Crest reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Amorous encloses it.
Woodland Green reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Amorous encloses it.
Distant Gray reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 27), opening up a space where Amorous encloses it.
Greenwich Village reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Amorous reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 14), opening up a space where Wild Mulberry encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
Confident without being overpowering, this dusty shade of purple can bring both whimsy and opulence to a room.