Aura 169 is a pale yellow from Benjamin Moore, hex #F7E7C5. Its light reflectance value is 81, so it reflects a lot of light and will brighten a darker room.

HEX
#F7E7C5
RGB
247, 231, 197
HSL
41°, 76%, 87%
CMYK
0, 6, 20, 3
LRV
81

See it on the walls

A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.

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Closest matches

The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.

The closest matches to Aura 169 are 50YY 83171 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Penthouse Living by Colourtrend (excellent match) and Lemon Chiffon 5 by Dulux (excellent match).

ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.

50YY 83171

Dulux Trade

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.6

Penthouse Living

Colourtrend

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.8

Lemon Chiffon 5

Dulux

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.2

Barely Butter

Johnstone's

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Spring Bulb

Acres Hall

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Antique White

Fleetwood

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Travertine - Light

Little Greene

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Daisy Pollen

Curator

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Dulux Trade equivalents to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169, closest first. Compare Benjamin Moore and Dulux Trade range to range.

50YY 83171

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.6

45YY 83156

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.0

58YY 88180

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.2

60YY 83156

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

39YY 85156

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Colourtrend equivalents to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169, closest first. Compare Benjamin Moore and Colourtrend range to range.

Penthouse Living

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.8

Honey Cream 0916

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Sphere 0013

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

What Inheritance 0293

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Palladian White

Good Match · ΔE 2.3

Dulux equivalents to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Dulux has 5 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169, closest first. Compare Benjamin Moore and Dulux range to range.

Lemon Chiffon 5

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.2

Buttermilk

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.3

Lemon Chiffon 6

Good Match · ΔE 1.5

Banana Dream 6

Good Match · ΔE 1.6

Spring Breeze 6

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Johnstone's equivalents to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169, closest first. Compare Benjamin Moore and Johnstone's range to range.

Barely Butter

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Custard Pudding

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Sausalito

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Sand Sculpture

Good Match · ΔE 2.1

Magnolia Spray

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Acres Hall equivalents to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Acres Hall has 4 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Benjamin Moore and Acres Hall range to range.

Spring Bulb

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Trinity

Good Match · ΔE 2.2

Frozen Cream

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Strandhill

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Down Duvet

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.5

Fleetwood equivalents to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Fleetwood has 5 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169, closest first. Compare Benjamin Moore and Fleetwood range to range.

Antique White

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Yellow Mist

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Barleycove

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Oysters Gift

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Magnolia

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Little Greene equivalents to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Benjamin Moore and Little Greene range to range.

Travertine - Light

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Silent White - Deep

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Travertine - Mid

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Clay - Mid

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Beauvais Lilac

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Curator equivalents to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Curator has 2 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Benjamin Moore and Curator range to range.

Daisy Pollen

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Lemon Drizzle Cake

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Hall Table

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.3

Vanilla Almond

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.5

Dulux Heritage equivalents to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Dulux Heritage has 2 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Benjamin Moore and Dulux Heritage range to range.

DH White

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Cream

Good Match · ΔE 3.5

Bathstone Beige

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.3

Voile White

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Green Clay

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Farrow & Ball has 2 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Benjamin Moore and Farrow & Ball range to range.

House White

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Ringwold Ground

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Farrows Cream

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Tallow

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Orange Coloured White

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.3

Closest Crown paints to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Crown has no true equivalent to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169. These are its closest 4, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Benjamin Moore and Crown range to range.

Magnolia

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.3

Ivory Cream

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.6

Soft Cream

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.8

Almond Cream

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.8

Closest Ronseal paints to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Ronseal has no true equivalent to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Benjamin Moore and Ronseal range to range.

Soft Sand

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Almond

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

Buttercream

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.8

Closest Lick paints to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Lick has nothing close to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Benjamin Moore and Lick range to range.

White 05

Not a Match · ΔE 6.4

Yellow 07

Not a Match · ΔE 6.5

Beige 01

Not a Match · ΔE 6.8

Closest Alchemist paints to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Alchemist has nothing close to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Benjamin Moore and Alchemist range to range.

Creme Anglaise

Not a Match · ΔE 6.5

Beach House

Not a Match · ΔE 7.6

Sand

Not a Match · ΔE 7.7

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Benjamin Moore Aura 169

Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Benjamin Moore's Aura 169. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Benjamin Moore and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Cottesloe

Not a Match · ΔE 7.2

Dapper

Not a Match · ΔE 7.7

Sandycove

Not a Match · ΔE 7.7

Works well with

Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.

Whites for trim

Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.

Alabaster 876

Benjamin Moore

47YY 86047

Dulux Trade

Vanilla Cloud

Johnstone's

Fuzzy Unicorn

Johnstone's

Neutrals alongside

Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.

Dense Fog

Curator

Pistachio Cream Rmc

Johnstone's

Stonehenge Greige

Johnstone's

Briarwood HC-175

Benjamin Moore

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Hindu Lotus

Johnstone's

45YY 20168

Dulux Trade

Northampton Putty HC-89

Benjamin Moore

Shiitake Mushroom CSP-1040

Benjamin Moore

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

Fluid Blue 0602

Colourtrend

Spring Crocus

Dulux

Empress Lila 0636

Colourtrend

Crocus 1404

Benjamin Moore

Where it sits in the Yellows

Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Aura 169 on it, so some of them look quite different.

Aura 169 is the 645th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.