Sonnet (BM AF-55)
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Sonnet (BM AF-55) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.4, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sonnet
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sonnet by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Sonnet, 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 | White Sesame | SW 9586 | 71 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Oyster | W-B-720 | 71.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cream in my Coffee | 3003-10C | 74 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Antique White | 1024-2 | 70 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Sonnet (LRV 70.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Sonnet
Darker than Sonnet
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-55 |
| Hex | #E3DBCD |
| RGB | 227, 219, 205 |
| HSL | 38°, 28%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.7, 0.4, 7.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sonnet (BM AF-55), published as #E3DBCD
#D2D1CB
#F5E5CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sonnet (BM AF-55)?
- Sonnet has an LRV of 70.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sonnet is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sonnet in another brand?
- White Sesame (SW 9586) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sonnet warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sonnet as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.9; 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.