Aura

With an LRV of about 82, Aura reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Aura in other brands

• Washed in Light Vista C-872 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.3
• Summer Sunshine Behr PPL-40 Beige Very close ΔE 0.4
• Melted Wax Dunn-Edwards DE6163 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.5
• Summer Sprinkle Asian Paints 7923 Beige Very close ΔE 0.5
• Hempel 25030 Hempel Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.6
• Golden Fern 5 Dulux UK 1186738 Light Yellow Very close ΔE 0.7

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• White Benjamin Moore 2017-70 Beige
• Cornice Benjamin Moore CW-115 Beige

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light yellow
• Protanopia Reads as light yellow
• Tritanopia Reads as pink
• Achromatopsia Reads as white

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns light orange
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Aura warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 18.5 and a value of 0.1 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Vista color to Aura?

Washed in Light (C-872), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Aura?

≈ 82. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.