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Pashmina AF-100: hex #BBB2A1, LRV and warm undertone

Pashmina (AF-100) is a Benjamin Moore Affinity Color Collection paint at #BBB2A1 with an LRV of 44.2. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MoorePashminaAF-100

Hex: #BBB2A1
RGB: 187, 178, 161
LRV: 44.2
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 44.2. Mid-tone: noticeably colored; best in rooms with good daylight.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 83°, chroma 0.026). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Deep in ThoughtAF-30
CinderAF-705
White DoveOC-17
Providence Blue1636

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 swatchPashminalight, soft brown

HEX: #BBB2A1
RGB: rgb(187, 178, 161)
HSL: hsl(39, 16%, 68%)

Best text on it: black at 9.99:1

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Every code for Pashmina

HEX#BBB2A1
RGBrgb(187, 178, 161)
HSLhsl(39, 16%, 68%)
HSV39°, 14%, 73%
CMYK0%, 5%, 14%, 27%
Lablab(73% 1.2 9.9)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.026 83.4)
Decimal12300961

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#F8F7F6
80%#F1F0EC
70%#EBE8E3
60%#E4E0D9
50%#DDD9D0
40%#D6D1C7
30%#CFC9BD
20%#C9C1B4
10%#C2BAAA
Base#BBB2A1
10%#A8A091
20%#968E81
30%#837D71
40%#706B61
50%#5E5951
60%#4B4740
70%#383530
80%#252420
90%#131210

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#B5AD9E
20%#AFA89A
30%#A9A397
40%#A39E94
50%#9E9991
60%#98948D
70%#928F8A
80%#8C8A87
90%#868583

Matching colors

Complementary

#BBB2A1
#A1AABB

Analogous

#BBA5A1
#BBB2A1
#B7BBA1

Triadic

#BBB2A1
#A1BBB2
#B2A1BB

Split complementary

#BBB2A1
#A1B7BB
#A5A1BB

Tetradic (square)

#BBB2A1
#A1BBA5
#A1AABB
#BBA1B7

Monochromatic

#716652
#9B8E75
#BBB2A1
#DBD6CD
#F6F5F3

Pashmina 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.

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

Pashmina
Triad #A1BBB2
Triad #B2A1BB
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Pashmina in use

New collectionAutumn edit

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

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Headline in Pashmina

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#BBB2A1
Protanopia (no red cones)#B7B1A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#B9B4A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#C0AFAD

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	2.10:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	9.99:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	2.10:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	9.99:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.83:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --pashmina: #bbb2a1;
  --pashmina-rgb: 187 178 161;
  --pashmina-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Pashmina is code AF-100 in the Affinity Color Collection from Benjamin Moore. Its hex is #BBB2A1, its RGB is 187, 178, 161, and its LRV is 44.2. That is a mid-tone, a greige that carries visible color on the wall.

Breaking down the values

The HSL is hsl(39, 16%, 68%) and the OKLCH is oklch(76.6% 0.026 83.4). A hue of 83 degrees is a warm yellow-orange region, and with chroma at 0.026 the file labels it warm neutral, yellow undertone. It has more pigment than a plain gray, so it reads closer to a stone or oatmeal than to anything cool.

The yellow tends to get louder once the lamps go on and when a bluer white is nearby. Rooms with plenty of daylight keep it balanced, and it is worth watching how it behaves at both ends of the day.

Where it lands against others

Within Benjamin Moore, Revere Pewter HC-172 is 5.5 away and October Mist 1495 is 6.0. Edgecomb Gray HC-173 is 8.4. These are all clear differences rather than near twins.

Sherwin-Williams comes closer. Mindful Gray SW 7016 is 3.4 away, which counts as related but visible. Accessible Beige SW 7036 is 5.7 and Light French Gray SW 0055 is 6.7. If you plan to substitute Mindful Gray, hold a real sample of each side by side first.

Worked example

Take a bedroom with a north window and a white bedframe. You want the walls to feel softly colored without going dark. At LRV 44.2, Pashmina stays in the mid range, so it will look deeper than a typical neutral but not heavy. The brand lists Deep in Thought (AF-30), Cinder (AF-705), White Dove (OC-17) and Providence Blue (1636) as coordinating colors.

White Dove is the one with its own page, and its contrast with Pashmina is 1.80:1, a gentle separation that suits trim and a ceiling. Deep in Thought, Cinder and Providence Blue appear here by name and code only. A good test is to put a Providence Blue swatch next to the wall and see how it affects the yellow reading.

Using it on a screen

Black text on #BBB2A1 reaches 9.99:1. White text gets 2.10:1, which falls short of comfortable reading. If a color with this tone appears in an interface, set text dark and keep any white for large decorative uses at most.