Benjamin Moore Flora AF-470

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Benjamin Moore Flora reviews (4 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Flora undertones?
Is Flora AF-470 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Flora
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Flora AF-470
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Flora AF-470
Code:	AF-470
Name:	Flora
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Flora?

Benjamin Moore Flora AF-470 is a muted gray-green with a soft, weathered cast and moderate lightness. Its green presence is subdued rather than leafy, while the gray base keeps the color grounded and low in saturation. In brighter light, Flora can read as a gentle dusty green; lower light tends to bring forward its quieter gray side. It suits bedrooms, studies, and living room walls, especially alongside warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and aged brass details. For a more defined application, use this shade on cabinetry or a painted built-in with charcoal accents and pale stone surfaces.

Benjamin Moore Flora reviews (4 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Flora undertones?

Flora reads as a mid-light, very muted green with a soft gray cast and low saturation. In the supplied digital color, the green leans slightly yellow-green, though that bias is subtle and may shift with surrounding colors and lighting. Benjamin Moore describes Flora as a “muted green” with “surprising depth,” which fits its visibly softened green main family rather than a bright or clear green. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow-green side, while cool daylight can make the gray-green quality appear more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#A3AC9E

RGB code:

163, 172, 158

Is Benjamin Moore Flora cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 99°, this Green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

AF-470 Flora HSL code: 99, 8%, 65%

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 Flora

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Flora:

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

AF-470
Flora

Darker shades

AF-470
Flora

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 Flora with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 279, such as Benjamin Moore Iris Bliss and Grappa.

AF-470
Flora

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LRV of Flora

Flora has an LRV of 39.55% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 39.55%, 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	#A3AC9E
RGB Decimal	163, 172, 158
RGB Percent	63.92%, 67.45%, 61.96%
HSV	Hue: 99° Saturation: 8.14% Value: 67.45%
HSL	hsl(99, 8, 65)
CMYK	Cyan: 5.23 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 8.14 Key: 32.55
YIQ	Y: 167.713 I: -0.864 Q: -6.261
XYZ	X: 36.027 Y: 39.76 Z: 38.115
CIE Lab	L:69.298 a:-5.812 b:6.113
CIE Luv	L:69.298 u:-4.384 v:9.771
Decimal	10726558
Hunter Lab	63.056, -8.361, 8.3