Avant Garde (BM 272)
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Avant Garde (BM 272) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.4, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Avant Garde
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Avant Garde 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 Avant Garde, 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 | Dusted Olive | SW 9028 | 40 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cliff Ridge | MQ2-29 | 43.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Golden Popover | 3007-7C | 41 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Antiquity | 1093-5 | 41 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Avant Garde (LRV 40.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Avant Garde
Darker than Avant Garde
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 272 |
| Hex | #C1A977 |
| RGB | 193, 169, 119 |
| HSL | 41°, 37%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.2, 1.6, 29.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Avant Garde (BM 272), published as #C1A977
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Avant Garde (BM 272)?
- Avant Garde has an LRV of 40.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Avant Garde is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Avant Garde in another brand?
- Dusted Olive (SW 9028) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Avant Garde warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Avant Garde as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.0; 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.