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Benjamin Moore Aura 169: hex #F7E7C5, LRV and undertone

Aura (169) from Benjamin Moore is #F7E7C5 with an LRV of 77.46. It reads as a warm, clearly yellow color rather than a neutral.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreAura169

Hex: #F7E7C5
RGB: 247, 231, 197
LRV: 77.46
Undertone: Yellow, warm

LRV 77.46. Light: a light wall color that still reads as a color.

A clear yellow color (OKLCH hue 86°, chroma 0.048), not a neutral.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Simply WhiteOC-117
Thornton Sage464
Chantilly LaceOC-65
Adobe Orange2171-30

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchAurapale, soft orange

HEX: #F7E7C5
RGB: rgb(247, 231, 197)
HSL: hsl(41, 76%, 87%)

Best text on it: black at 17.19:1

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Every code for Aura

HEX#F7E7C5
RGBrgb(247, 231, 197)
HSLhsl(41, 76%, 87%)
HSV41°, 20%, 97%
CMYK0%, 6%, 20%, 3%
Lablab(92.3% 1.7 18.7)
OKLCHoklch(93.2% 0.048 85.8)
Decimal16246725

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Aura in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FEFDF9
80%#FDFAF3
70%#FDF8EE
60%#FCF5E8
50%#FBF3E2
40%#FAF1DC
30%#F9EED6
20%#F9ECD1
10%#F8E9CB
Base#F7E7C5
10%#DED0B1
20%#C6B99E
30%#ADA28A
40%#948B76
50%#7C7463
60%#635C4F
70%#4A453B
80%#312E27
90%#191714

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#EBDDBE
20%#DFD2B7
30%#D3C8B0
40%#C7BEA9
50%#BCB4A3
60%#B0A99C
70%#A49F95
80%#98958E
90%#8C8A87

Matching colors

Complementary

#F7E7C5
#C5D5F7

Analogous

#F7CEC5
#F7E7C5
#EEF7C5

Triadic

#F7E7C5
#C5F7E7
#E7C5F7

Split complementary

#F7E7C5
#C5EEF7
#CEC5F7

Tetradic (square)

#F7E7C5
#C5F7CE
#C5D5F7
#F7C5EE

Monochromatic

#E4AF3F
#EECB82
#F7E7C5
#FDF8ED
#FDF8ED

Aura in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Aura with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Aura
Triad #C5F7E7
Triad #E7C5F7
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Aura in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; aura carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Aura

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#F7E7C5
Protanopia (no red cones)#F0E6C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#F4EAC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#FFE1DD

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.22:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	17.19:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.22:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	17.19:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.06:1	AA AA large AAA

Try a background

Export

:root {
  --aura: #f7e7c5;
  --aura-rgb: 247 231 197;
  --aura-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Aura is Benjamin Moore color 169: a pale butter yellow with the hex code #F7E7C5 and RGB values of 247, 231, 197. The name matches a Benjamin Moore paint line, but this page is only about the color numbered 169.

Reading the numbers

The HSL string is hsl(41, 76%, 87%), while OKLCH gives oklch(93.2% 0.048 85.8). The chroma of 0.048 is high enough that the file calls it a clear yellow, not a neutral, with a hue near 86 degrees. An LRV of 77.46 puts it in the light band, a shade that stays visibly tinted on the wall. Expect it to look sunnier at midday and creamier under incandescent bulbs.

Because the yellow is plain and not hidden, Aura suits spaces where you want visible warmth: a kitchen, a sunroom or a hallway that gets little direct sun. It would look out of place where you wanted a neutral backdrop for art.

Colors the brand lists with it

Benjamin Moore lists four coordinating colors: Simply White (OC-117, #F6F6ED), Thornton Sage (464), Chantilly Lace (OC-65, #F4F6F1) and Adobe Orange (2171-30). Both whites have their own pages. Thornton Sage and Adobe Orange do not, so they appear here by name and code only. The two whites are cooler than Aura, which would make the yellow stand out more on a trim line.

Worked example

Say you are redoing a small breakfast nook that gets east light. Aura on the walls with Chantilly Lace on the window casing and ceiling would give you a gentle warm-to-cool step. For a menu card or website banner in this color, black text measures 17.19:1 and white text just 1.22:1, so dark ink is the only sensible choice. If the nook is also lit by yellow-toned bulbs, the walls will lean richer, so check the sample at night.

Matches in the same brand and beyond

The closest Benjamin Moore color is Cream Froth (OC-97) at ΔE 6.7, tied with Brandy Cream (1030) at the same figure, and Edgecomb Gray (HC-173) at 8.2. All are clearly different. Other brands do better: Behr Navajo White (22) is 3.2, Sherwin-Williams Banana Cream (SW 6673) is 4.2, and Summer White (SW 7557) is 4.9. Those three are related but visible. Medici Ivory (SW 7558) comes in at 5.3, clearly different.

The pattern in those figures is clear: the paler creams and ivories in this catalog sit further from Aura than the other makers' yellows do, because Aura carries more chroma.

None of these is under 2, so there is no near-identical stand-in. Whatever you pick, hold a sample against the wall and look at it in your own light.