Collector's Item (BM AF-45)
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Collector's Item (BM AF-45) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.3, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Collector's Item
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Collector's Item 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 Collector's Item, 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 | Classic Light Buff | SW 0050 | 83 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mourning Dove | OR-W12 | 81.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Antique White | 7002-20 | 81 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Angel Food | 1088-1 | 81 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Collector's Item (LRV 81.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Collector's Item
Darker than Collector's Item
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-45 |
| Hex | #F1EADC |
| RGB | 241, 234, 220 |
| HSL | 40°, 43%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.9, 0.0, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Collector's Item (BM AF-45), published as #F1EADC
#DFE0DA
#FFF4DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Collector's Item (BM AF-45)?
- Collector's Item has an LRV of 81.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Collector's Item is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Collector's Item in another brand?
- Antique White (Valspar 7002-20) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Collector's Item warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Collector's Item as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.