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Brilliant Amber 161
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Brilliant Amber sits at L* 69.5, a* 20.3, b* 49.0. Its hue angle is 67° and its chroma is 53.1, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 93%.
LRV 37.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 37.6, Brilliant Amber is lighter than 41% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Brilliant Amber
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saffron Thread | SW 6663 | 0.86 | Practically identical | |
| Adventure Orange | SW 6655 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Honeycomb | SW 6375 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Brilliant Amber
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Crisp | 290D-5 | 0.93 | Practically identical | |
| Stunning Gold | M240-6 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Autumn Orange | 270B-6 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar | ES-40 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Antelope Canyon | 125 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Butterscotch | 2157-30 | 3.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grand Canyon | 118 | 3.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Orange Appeal | 124 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Delightful Golden | 2158-30 | 4.07 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Fruity Cocktail 147 · lighter, LRV 42.4
- Old Gold 167 · lighter, LRV 42.8
- Antelope Canyon 125 · lighter, LRV 42.8
- Delightful Golden 2158-30 · darker, LRV 35.2
- Fields of Gold 203 · darker, LRV 34.5
- Rio Rancho Clay 111 · darker, LRV 34.0
Colors that go with Brilliant Amber
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- True Blue 2066-50 · complementary (180°)
- Tucson Coral 005 · analogous (−30°)
- Olive Tree 392 · analogous (+30°)
- Green Sponge 2046-40 · triadic (120°)
- Mighty Aphrodite 1397 · triadic (240°)
Brilliant Amber vs popular colors
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 1.4) is lighter (LRV 41.1 vs 37.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 5.7) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 37.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 9.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.