Battenberg (BM AF-70)

Battenberg BM AF-70#E9E5D0, LRV 75.3
Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Battenberg AF-70 (simulated)
Living room, walls in Battenberg

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Battenberg (BM AF-70) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.3, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.

Colors that go with Battenberg

Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Battenberg by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Battenberg, 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.

BrandClosest colorCodeLRVdeltaEHow close
Sherwin-WilliamsQueen Anne's LaceSW 6420821.4very close
BehrCool HoneydewS350-1A74.90.9indistinguishable
ValsparHemingway7005-8801.1very close
PPG PaintsAbbey White1104-2781.0indistinguishable

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

Color data

BrandBenjamin Moore
Color codeAF-70
Hex#E9E5D0
RGB233, 229, 208
HSL50°, 36%, 86%
LRV (light reflectance value)75.3
Lab L*, a*, b*90.7, -2.2, 10.7
UndertoneWarm Yellow
Temperaturewarm
Color familyBeige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Battenberg (BM AF-70), published as #E9E5D0

North light (cool, indirect)
#D8DBCE
South light (warm, direct)
#FBEFD0

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Common questions

What is the LRV of Battenberg (BM AF-70)?
Battenberg has an LRV of 75.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Battenberg is a light color.
What is the closest match to Battenberg in another brand?
Cool Honeydew (Behr S350-1A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
Is Battenberg warm or cool?
Benjamin Moore lists Battenberg as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; 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.

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