Gardenia (BM AF-10)
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Gardenia (BM AF-10) is a very light, neutral white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gardenia
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gardenia by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Gardenia, 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 | Arcade White | SW 7100 | 86 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Silk Pillow | PWN-15 | 87.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Swiss Coffee | 7002-16 | 87 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cow's Milk | 1053-1 | 85 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Gardenia (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Gardenia
Darker than Gardenia
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-10 |
| Hex | #F3F0E9 |
| RGB | 243, 240, 233 |
| HSL | 42°, 29%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.9, -0.2, 3.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gardenia (BM AF-10), published as #F3F0E9
#E1E6E7
#FFFAE9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gardenia (BM AF-10)?
- Gardenia has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gardenia is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Gardenia in another brand?
- Silk Pillow (Behr PWN-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gardenia warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gardenia as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.7; 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.