Aura (BM 169)
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Aura (BM 169) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77.5, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aura
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Aura by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Aura, 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 | Full Moon | SW 6679 | 78 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Summer Sunshine | PPL-40 | 81.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cream Cake | 3002-4C | 79 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sausalito | 1209-2 | 79 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Aura (LRV 77.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Aura
Darker than Aura
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 169 |
| Hex | #F7E7C5 |
| RGB | 247, 231, 197 |
| HSL | 41°, 76%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.1, 0.1, 18.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aura (BM 169), published as #F7E7C5
#E6DDC3
#FFF1C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aura (BM 169)?
- Aura has an LRV of 77.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aura is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Aura in another brand?
- Summer Sunshine (Behr PPL-40) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Aura warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Aura as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.5; 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.