Benjamin Moore Fondant AF-255
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| Official page: | Fondant AF-255 |
| Code: | AF-255 |
| Name: | Fondant |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Fondant?
Benjamin Moore Fondant AF-255 is a very light warm off-white with a faint peach-beige cast. Its high value keeps it looking airy on broad walls, while the soft warmth prevents it from reading as stark white. In daylight, Fondant can appear creamy and lightly blush-tinted; under warm evening bulbs, its beige notes become a little more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and dining spaces where a pale wall color should still have visible warmth. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, matte brass, or deeper clay and mushroom accents for a grounded finish.
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What are Benjamin Moore Fondant undertones?
Fondant is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. 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:
248, 237, 227
Is Benjamin Moore Fondant cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 29° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
AF-255 Fondant HSL code: 29, 60%, 93%
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 Fondant
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 Red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Fondant:
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.
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 Fondant with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Benjamin Moore Labrador Blue and In the Midnight Hour.
LRV of Fondant
Fondant has an LRV of 84.09% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all 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 84.09%, 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 | #F8EDE3 |
| RGB Decimal | 248, 237, 227 |
| RGB Percent | 97.25%, 92.94%, 89.02% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 8.47% Value: 97.25% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 60, 93) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.44 Yellow: 8.47 Key: 2.75 |
| YIQ | Y: 239.149 I: 9.768 Q: -0.785 |
| XYZ | X: 82.858 Y: 86.072 Z: 84.901 |
| CIE Lab | L:94.343 a:2.025 b:6.164 |
| CIE Luv | L:94.343 u:6.945 v:8.958 |
| Decimal | 16313827 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.775, -2.936, 10.685 |
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