Fossil (BM AF-65)
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Fossil (BM AF-65) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.6, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fossil
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fossil 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 Fossil, 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 | Arrowroote | SW 9502 | 73 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Light Granite | N340-1 | 72.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gracious | 6007-1A | 72 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Southern Breeze | 1097-2 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Fossil (LRV 71.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Fossil
Darker than Fossil
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-65 |
| Hex | #E3DDCE |
| RGB | 227, 221, 206 |
| HSL | 43°, 27%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.2, -0.5, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fossil (BM AF-65), published as #E3DDCE
#D2D3CC
#F5E7CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fossil (BM AF-65)?
- Fossil has an LRV of 71.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fossil is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fossil in another brand?
- Arrowroote (SW 9502) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fossil warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fossil as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.