Benjamin Moore Aura 169
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| Official page: | Aura 169 |
| Code: | 169 |
| Name: | Aura |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Aura?
Benjamin Moore Aura 169 is a very light creamy beige with a clear warm, buttery cast. Its pale yellow undertone keeps it from reading stark white, giving walls a soft sunlit appearance in rooms with natural daylight. In lower light, Aura can look a little deeper and more beige, especially beside bright white trim. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and dining areas where a gentle warm neutral is wanted without a heavy tan effect. Pair it with warm white woodwork, honey-toned oak, natural linen, woven textures, or muted clay and soft green accents.
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What are Benjamin Moore Aura undertones?
Aura is a near-white, muted warm cream. 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:
247, 231, 197
Is Benjamin Moore Aura cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 41° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
169 Aura HSL code: 41, 76%, 87%
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 Aura
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 Aura:
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
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 Aura with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Benjamin Moore New York State of Mind and Blue Ice.
LRV of Aura
Aura has an LRV of 77.46% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 77.46%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #F7E7C5 |
| RGB Decimal | 247, 231, 197 |
| RGB Percent | 96.86%, 90.59%, 77.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 41° Saturation: 20.24% Value: 96.86% |
| HSL | hsl(41, 76, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.48 Yellow: 20.24 Key: 3.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 231.908 I: 20.46 Q: -7.196 |
| XYZ | X: 77.011 Y: 80.959 Z: 64.378 |
| CIE Lab | L:92.113 a:0.125 b:18.539 |
| CIE Luv | L:92.113 u:11.571 v:26.919 |
| Decimal | 16246725 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.977, -4.683, 20.562 |
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