Amber Winds (BM 073)
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Amber Winds (BM 073) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.6, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Amber Winds
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Amber Winds by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Amber Winds, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Certain Peach | SW 6625 | 58 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Heirloom Apricot | HDC-SP14-4 | 58.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Tropical Breeze | 2002-2A | 65 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Crab Bisque | 1195-4 | 54 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Amber Winds (LRV 56.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Amber Winds
Darker than Amber Winds
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 073 |
| Hex | #F5BBA1 |
| RGB | 245, 187, 161 |
| HSL | 19°, 81%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.5, 17.5, 21.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Amber Winds (BM 073), published as #F5BBA1
#E5B1A0
#FFC5A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Amber Winds (BM 073)?
- Amber Winds has an LRV of 56.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Amber Winds is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Amber Winds in another brand?
- Heirloom Apricot (Behr HDC-SP14-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Amber Winds warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Amber Winds as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.