Terra Bella (BM AF-195)
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Terra Bella (BM AF-195) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 53.8, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Terra Bella
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Terra Bella 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 Terra Bella, 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 | Colonial Revival Tan | SW 2828 | 50 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Renoir Bisque | PPU4-14 | 54.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sun Tan | 3002-8A | 52 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Weathered Sandstone | 1082-4 | 56 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Terra Bella (LRV 53.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Terra Bella
Darker than Terra Bella
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-195 |
| Hex | #DDBE9F |
| RGB | 221, 190, 159 |
| HSL | 30°, 48%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.9, 6.4, 19.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Terra Bella (BM AF-195), published as #DDBE9F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Terra Bella (BM AF-195)?
- Terra Bella has an LRV of 53.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Terra Bella is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Terra Bella in another brand?
- Renoir Bisque (Behr PPU4-14) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Terra Bella warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Terra Bella as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.8; 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.