Tangerine Mist (BM 129)
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Tangerine Mist (BM 129) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.6, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tangerine Mist
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tangerine Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Tangerine Mist, 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 | Flan | SW 6652 | 69 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Feather Plume | 290B-4 | 75.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Peach Butter | 3001-4B | 69 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Peach | 1203-4 | 68 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Tangerine Mist (LRV 70.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Tangerine Mist
Darker than Tangerine Mist
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 129 |
| Hex | #FED9AF |
| RGB | 254, 217, 175 |
| HSL | 32°, 98%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, 7.0, 25.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tangerine Mist (BM 129), published as #FED9AF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tangerine Mist (BM 129)?
- Tangerine Mist has an LRV of 70.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tangerine Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tangerine Mist in another brand?
- Feather Plume (Behr 290B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tangerine Mist warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tangerine Mist as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.5; 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.