Seville Oranges (BM 131)
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Seville Oranges (BM 131) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.9, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Seville Oranges
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Seville Oranges 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 Seville Oranges, 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 | Surprise Amber | SW 6654 | 53 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Apricot Flower | 270B-4 | 58.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Orange Cream | 2006-1C | 54 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Zing | 1203-5 | 60 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Seville Oranges (LRV 54.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Seville Oranges
Darker than Seville Oranges
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 131 |
| Hex | #F9BB80 |
| RGB | 249, 187, 128 |
| HSL | 29°, 91%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.3, 15.5, 38.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Seville Oranges (BM 131), published as #F9BB80
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Seville Oranges (BM 131)?
- Seville Oranges has an LRV of 54.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Seville Oranges is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Seville Oranges in another brand?
- Orange Cream (Valspar 2006-1C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Seville Oranges warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Seville Oranges as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.5; 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.