Jute (BM AF-80)
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Jute (BM AF-80) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.3, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Jute
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Jute 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 Jute, 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 | Warm Oats | SW 9511 | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Rococo Beige | HDC-NT-15 | 67.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Shoreline Haze | 6008-1B | 65 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Crushed Silk | 1024-3 | 63 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Jute (LRV 63.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Jute
Darker than Jute
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-80 |
| Hex | #D9D2BE |
| RGB | 217, 210, 190 |
| HSL | 44°, 26%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, -1.0, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Jute (BM AF-80), published as #D9D2BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Jute (BM AF-80)?
- Jute has an LRV of 63.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Jute is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Jute in another brand?
- Shoreline Haze (Valspar 6008-1B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Jute warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Jute as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.