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Blanched Almond 1060
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Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Blanched Almond sits at L* 78.0, a* 2.5, b* 18.9. Its hue angle is 83° and its chroma is 19.1, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 67%.
LRV 51.3: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 51.3, Blanched Almond is lighter than 56% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Blanched Almond
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Row House Tan | SW 7689 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Tumblin' Tumbleweed | SW 9120 | 1.49 | Very close | |
| Crewel Tan | SW 0011 | 1.84 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Blanched Almond
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curious Collection | N290-4 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Pale Wheat | UL160-7 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Wildwood | BXC-80 | 1.45 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone House | 1039 | 1.21 | Very close | |
| Stone House | CC-120 | 1.21 | Very close | |
| Sandy Brown | 1046 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Sandy Brown | CC-150 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Squire Hill Buff | 1068 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Bracken Biscuit | CW-120 | 1.83 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Dried Parsley 522 · lighter, LRV 55.5
- Camouflage 2143-40 · lighter, LRV 55.5
- Tucson Tan 1144 · lighter, LRV 56.1
- Lingerie AF-200 · darker, LRV 48.3
- Shakespeare Tan 228 · darker, LRV 47.4
- Natural Leather CSP-1065 · darker, LRV 46.9
Colors that go with Blanched Almond
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Swiss Blue 815 · complementary (180°)
- Tofino Sunset CC-156 · analogous (−30°)
- Mesquite 501 · analogous (+30°)
- Spectra Blue 2049-50 · triadic (120°)
- Wishing Well 1389 · triadic (240°)
Blanched Almond vs popular colors
- Accessible Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7036, ΔE 6.6) is lighter (LRV 57.7 vs 51.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Manchester Tan (Benjamin Moore HC-81, ΔE 6.9) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 51.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Muslin (Benjamin Moore OC-12, ΔE 7.3) is lighter (LRV 66.5 vs 51.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.