Benjamin Moore Amber Waves 2159-40
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| Official page: | Amber Waves 2159-40 |
| Code: | 2159-40 |
| Name: | Amber Waves |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Amber Waves?
Benjamin Moore Amber Waves 2159-40 is a light, golden orange with a clear amber cast and a soft peachy warmth. Its moderate brightness keeps it cheerful rather than heavy, making it well suited to breakfast rooms, sunny hallways, or a kitchen accent wall. In strong daylight, Amber Waves can read as a clean honeyed gold, while evening light brings out its deeper apricot-orange character. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm natural wood, woven textures, and muted olive or clay accents for a grounded palette. This shade also has enough presence for painted cabinetry or a front door where a warm, color-forward finish is wanted.
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What are Benjamin Moore Amber Waves undertones?
Amber Waves is a light, soft golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
236, 191, 127
Is Benjamin Moore Amber Waves cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 35° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
2159-40 Amber Waves HSL code: 35, 74%, 71%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Amber Waves
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Amber Waves:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
2159-40
Amber Waves
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Amber Waves with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Benjamin Moore Breath of Fresh Air and Summer Nights.
LRV of Amber Waves
Amber Waves has an LRV of 54.18% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 54.18%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #ECBF7F |
| RGB Decimal | 236, 191, 127 |
| RGB Percent | 92.55%, 74.90%, 49.80% |
| HSV | Hue: 35° Saturation: 46.19% Value: 92.55% |
| HSL | hsl(35, 74, 71) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 19.07 Yellow: 46.19 Key: 7.45 |
| YIQ | Y: 197.159 I: 47.382 Q: -10.398 |
| XYZ | X: 57.055 Y: 56.63 Z: 27.998 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.971 a:8.115 b:38.287 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.971 u:33.861 v:48.053 |
| Decimal | 15515519 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.253, 3.643, 30.618 |
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