Serendipity (BM AF-205)
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Serendipity (BM AF-205) is a medium, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.7, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Serendipity
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Serendipity by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Serendipity, 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 | Soft Apricot | SW 6352 | 50 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Autumn Air | PPU3-11 | 43.5 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Cosy Chair | 2007-8A | 44 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Frost | 1081-4 | 47 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Serendipity (LRV 46.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Serendipity
Darker than Serendipity
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-205 |
| Hex | #D9B091 |
| RGB | 217, 176, 145 |
| HSL | 26°, 49%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.7, 10.5, 21.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Serendipity (BM AF-205), published as #D9B091
#C9A690
#E9BA90
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Serendipity (BM AF-205)?
- Serendipity has an LRV of 46.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Serendipity is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Serendipity in another brand?
- Soft Apricot (SW 6352) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Serendipity warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Serendipity as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.5; 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.