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Serendipity AF-205
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, Serendipity sits at L* 74.7, a* 10.5, b* 21.5. Its hue angle is 64° and its chroma is 24.0, 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 72%.
LRV 46.7: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 46.7, Serendipity is lighter than 51% 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 Serendipity
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Apricot | SW 6352 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Sumptuous Peach | SW 6345 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tower Tan | SW 7704 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Serendipity
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Air | PPU3-11 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Butterscotch Amber | MQ2-04 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Butterscotch Amber | MQ2-4 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toffee Cream | CC-380 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Toffee Cream | 1138 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Casabella | 102 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Casabella | CC-186 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dearborn Tan | 1153 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Outer Banks | 1206 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Outer Banks 1206 · lighter, LRV 50.8
- Clementine Rose 1219 · lighter, LRV 50.5
- Crazy for You 053 · lighter, LRV 51.6
- Toffee Cream CC-380 · darker, LRV 43.7
- Toffee Cream 1138 · darker, LRV 43.7
- Bridgewater Tan 1096 · darker, LRV 43.8
Colors that go with Serendipity
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Marguerite 2063-50 · complementary (180°)
- Georgia Peach 031 · analogous (−30°)
- Shakespeare Tan 228 · analogous (+30°)
- Hazy Blue 2040-50 · triadic (120°)
- Amethyst Cream 2071-50 · triadic (240°)
Serendipity vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 6.5) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 46.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 10.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Pale Oats (Benjamin Moore 2166-60, ΔE 11.4) is lighter (LRV 74.3 vs 46.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.