Benjamin Moore

Pensive AF-140

Pensive AF-140 is a light neutral from Benjamin Moore, hex #BDAA95. Its light reflectance value is 41.7, a mid-tone that holds its colour in most light.

HEX
#BDAA95
RGB
189, 170, 149
HSL
31°, 23%, 66%
CMYK
0, 10, 21, 26
LRV
41.7

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 Pensive AF-140 are Warm Sands by Dulux (excellent match), Mountain Goat by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Sedge 0226 by Colourtrend (good 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.

Warm Sands

Dulux

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.9

Mountain Goat

Johnstone's

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Sedge 0226

Colourtrend

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Dark Stone

Dulux Heritage

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

20YY 45114

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Mocha Cream

Fleetwood

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Smoked Trout

Farrow & Ball

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Picnic Basket

Crown

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Dulux equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Dulux has 5 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first. Compare Benjamin Moore and Dulux range to range.

Warm Sands

Excellent Match · ΔE 0.9

Shelly Banks

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Caramel Sand 3

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Caramel Sand 2

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

English Elm

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Johnstone's equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first. Compare Benjamin Moore and Johnstone's range to range.

Mountain Goat

Excellent Match · ΔE 1.4

Transcend

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Best Beige

Good Match · ΔE 1.9

Happy Trails

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Corgi Litter

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Colourtrend equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first. Compare Benjamin Moore and Colourtrend range to range.

Sedge 0226

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Macadamia Brown 0184

Good Match · ΔE 1.7

Delicate Honeysweet 0189

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Parsons Stone

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Urban Charm 0337

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Dulux Heritage equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Benjamin Moore and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Dark Stone

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

Setting Stone

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.3

Mid Umber

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.8

Ancient Sandstone

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.5

Dulux Trade equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first. Compare Benjamin Moore and Dulux Trade range to range.

20YY 45114

Good Match · ΔE 1.8

30YY 44114

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

30YY 47145

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

20YY 39130

Good Match · ΔE 2.7

25YY 46170

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Fleetwood equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Benjamin Moore and Fleetwood range to range.

Mocha Cream

Good Match · ΔE 2.0

Roasted Almond

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Soft Chestnut

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Keanes Lament

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.2

The Fall

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Farrow & Ball equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Farrow & Ball has 4 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Benjamin Moore and Farrow & Ball range to range.

Smoked Trout

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Jitney

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

London Stone

Good Match · ΔE 2.5

Planter

Good Match · ΔE 3.2

Buff

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Crown equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Crown has 2 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Benjamin Moore and Crown range to range.

Picnic Basket

Good Match · ΔE 2.4

Taupe

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Entice

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Rustic Twine

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.5

Striking

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

Little Greene equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Little Greene has 2 equivalents to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Benjamin Moore and Little Greene range to range.

Mochi

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Lute

Good Match · ΔE 3.1

Rolling Fog - Dark

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.7

Hammock - Dark

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.1

Masquerade

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.2

Lick equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Lick has 1 equivalent to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Benjamin Moore and Lick range to range.

Beige 02 Soho Farmhouse

Good Match · ΔE 2.6

Beige 10

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.9

Taupe 05

Not a Match · ΔE 6.6

Farrelly & Co equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Farrelly & Co has 1 equivalent to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Benjamin Moore and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Fuseta

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Nin

Not a Match · ΔE 7.3

Kenilworth

Not a Match · ΔE 8.1

Curator equivalents to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Curator has 1 equivalent to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Benjamin Moore and Curator range to range.

Flat Woven

Good Match · ΔE 3.3

Motte Bailey

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Dense Fog

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.7

Closest Ronseal paints to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Ronseal has no true equivalent to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Benjamin Moore and Ronseal range to range.

Warm Stone

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.9

Cotton Beige

Not a Match · ΔE 7.5

Clay

Not a Match · ΔE 10.2

Closest Alchemist paints to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Alchemist has nothing close to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Benjamin Moore and Alchemist range to range.

Putty

Not a Match · ΔE 6.7

Dusty Rose

Not a Match · ΔE 6.9

Biscuit

Not a Match · ΔE 7.1

Closest Acres Hall paints to Benjamin Moore Pensive AF-140

Acres Hall has nothing close to Benjamin Moore's Pensive AF-140. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Benjamin Moore and Acres Hall range to range.

Belvedere

Not a Match · ΔE 7.1

Charleville

Not a Match · ΔE 7.3

Feather Fawn

Not a Match · ΔE 8.6

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.

01YY 86034

Dulux

Strawberry Beds

Curator

Organic Cloth

Crown

Afterglow

Fleetwood

Neutrals alongside

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

East Village

Crown

Cocoa Cream

Johnstone's

Amaretti

Fleetwood

Charleston Gray

Farrow & Ball

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Badger Sett

Johnstone's

Coffee House

Johnstone's

Buckhorn 987

Benjamin Moore

Broccoli Brown

Farrow & Ball

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

36BB 46231

Dulux Trade

New York State of Mind 805

Benjamin Moore

Great Drying

Curator

90BB 21220

Dulux Trade

Where it sits in the Neutrals

Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Pensive AF-140 on it, so some of them look quite different.

Pensive AF-140 is the 8th of 1,140 neutrals Swatcher knows about.