Boudoir (BM AF-190)
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Boudoir (BM AF-190) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Boudoir
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Boudoir 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 Boudoir, 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 | Beige | SW 2859 | 60 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Artisan Tea | S220-2 | 56.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Milk Toast | 3001-10B | 54 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cocoa Cream | 1079-3 | 60 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Boudoir (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Boudoir
Darker than Boudoir
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-190 |
| Hex | #DAC2AE |
| RGB | 218, 194, 174 |
| HSL | 27°, 37%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.9, 5.3, 13.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Boudoir (BM AF-190), published as #DAC2AE
#CAB8AC
#EBCCAE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Boudoir (BM AF-190)?
- Boudoir has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Boudoir is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Boudoir in another brand?
- Artisan Tea (Behr S220-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Boudoir warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Boudoir as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.2; 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.