Benjamin Moore Steam (AF-15) Paint Color

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Color Name

Steam (AF-15)

Hex Color Code

#F0EFE6

RGB Color Code

RGB(240, 239, 230)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 0.4%, 4.2%, 5.9%

Color Family (Hue)

White

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#F0EFE6 Steam (AF-15) Paint Benjamin Moore - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Steam (AF-15) color - its meaning and example

What color is Steam (AF-15)?

Steam (AF-15) color belongs to the White color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Steam (AF-15) is #F0EFE6, and the RGB color code is RGB(240, 239, 230).

In the RGB color model, Steam (AF-15) has a red value of 240, a green value of 239, and a blue value of 230. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 4.2% yellow, and 5.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 54° (degrees), 25.0 % saturation, and 92.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Steam (AF-15) has a hue of 54° (degrees), 4.2 % saturation and 94.1 % brightness/value.

Steam (AF-15) is cool or warm?

The color Steam (AF-15) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Steam (AF-15)? (For interior and product design)

Steam (AF-15) has an LRV of nearly 86. By LRV value, it is a whitish color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Steam (AF-15)

LRV 86

Light Color

Compare LRV 86 of Steam (AF-15) with dark and light color

LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space. Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 86 puts Benjamin Moore Steam (AF-15) paint color in the lighter category.

Darker colors: Darker colors have lower LRV numbers because they absorb more light than they reflect. This means that they will make a room feel darker and smaller.
Lighter colors: Lighter colors have higher LRV numbers because they reflect more light than they absorb. This means that they will make a room feel brighter and more spacious.

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Steam (AF-15) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #F0EFE6

Hex triplet: #F0EFE6
Red: F0
Green: EF
Blue: E6

RGBA / RGB rgb(240, 239, 230)

Red: 240 (94.1%)
Green: 239 (93.7%)
Blue: 230 (90.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 0.42%
Yellow: 4.17%
Key: 5.88%

HSL hsl(54deg, 25.0 %, 92.2 %)

Hue: 54°
Saturation: 25.00 %
Lightness: 92.16 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 54°
Saturation: 4.17 %
Brightness / Value: 94.12 %

RYB ryb(6, 24, 11)

Red: 6 (2.3%)
Yellow: 24 (9.5%)
Blue: 11 (4.2%)

HWB

Hue: 54°
Whiteness: 90.20 %
Blackness: 5.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 5.88%
Magenta: 6.27%
Yellow: 9.80%

XYZ

X: 81.08
Y: 85.97
Z: 87.18

YXY

Y1: 85.97
X: 0.32
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 94.3
A: -1.22
B: 4.45

CIE-Lch

L: 94.3
C: 4.62
H: 105.35

CIE-Luv

L: 94.3
U: 1.07
V: 7

Hunter-Lab

L: 92.72
A: -6.16
B: 9.16

Other

LRV: ~ 86 %
Munsell Color System: 4.5GY 9.3/0.8

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Steam (AF-15) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the named colors closest to Steam (AF-15) (Paint - Benjamin Moore), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#F2F0E6 Color Alabaster

99.38% match | ΔE 0.62

#FFFAF0 Color Floral White

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#F4F0EC Color Isabelline

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#FDFFF5 Color Milk

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to Pantone TCX

#F0EEE4 Color PANTONE 11-4300 TCX - Marshmallow

99.40% match | ΔE 0.60

#EFEFE8 Color PANTONE 11-4202 TCX - Star White

99.07% match | ΔE 0.93

#F1EEE6 Color PANTONE 11-0608 TCX - Coconut Milk

98.79% match | ΔE 1.21

#F0EEE9 Color PANTONE 11-4201 TCX - Cloud Dancer

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

RAL Design

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to RAL Design

#F1EFE4 Color RAL 100 93 05 - Fog White

99.11% match | ΔE 0.89

#F0EEE3 Color RAL 095 93 05 - Crepe Silk White

99.08% match | ΔE 0.92

#EEEEE3 Color RAL 110 93 05 - Raffia White

98.86% match | ΔE 1.14

#F2EEE2 Color RAL 090 93 05 - Cream White

98.31% match | ΔE 1.69

RAL Classic

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to RAL Classic

#F1F0EA Color RAL 9016 - Traffic White

98.58% match | ΔE 1.42

#ECECE7 Color RAL 9003 - Signal White

98.09% match | ΔE 1.91

#F1ECE1 Color RAL 9010 - Pure White

98.02% match | ΔE 1.98

#E9E0D2 Color RAL 9001 - Cream White

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

Pantone PMS

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to Pantone PMS

#E7E7E0 Color PANTONE 9100 C

98.05% match | ΔE 1.95

#E8E6DF Color PANTONE 9043 C

97.83% match | ΔE 2.17

#E3E3DD Color PANTONE 9101 C

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#E4E2DB Color PANTONE 9080 C

97.05% match | ΔE 2.95

British Standard 4800

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to British Standard 4800

#E4E8E1 Color BS 18-C-31 - Ice Blue

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

#E3E3DF Color BS 22-B-15 - Swansdown

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#DEDED2 Color BS 00-A-01 - Ash Grey (Oyster)

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#E2E2E1 Color BS 10-A-01 - White

95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

Paint similar to Steam (AF-15) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the real paint colors closest to Steam (AF-15) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Steam (AF-15) once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to Benjamin Moore

#F0EFE6 Color Steam (AF-15)

Paint - Benjamin Moore

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#EFEEE5 Color White Dove (OC-17)

99.79% match | ΔE 0.21

#EDEDE3 Color Icicle (2142-70)

99.12% match | ΔE 0.88

#EFEEE3 Color Moonlight White (2143-60)

99.08% match | ΔE 0.92

PPG Paints

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to PPG Paints

#EEEDE4 Color Gypsum (PPG1006-1)

99.58% match | ΔE 0.42

#F2F0E7 Color Cotton Tail (PPG0998-1)

99.45% match | ΔE 0.55

#F2F0E6 Color Crumb Cookie (PPG18-01)

99.38% match | ΔE 0.62

#F1EEE4 Color Atrium White (PPG1020-1)

99.02% match | ΔE 0.98

Valspar

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to Valspar

#F1EFE7 Color Swiss Coffee (7002-16)

99.24% match | ΔE 0.76

#F2EFE6 Color Wedding Cake (V151)

99.01% match | ΔE 0.99

#F0EDE4 Color Soft Wool (V155)

98.96% match | ΔE 1.04

#ECEAE1 Color Paramount White (7006-22)

98.87% match | ΔE 1.13

Dunn-Edwards

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to Dunn-Edwards

#F2F0E8 Color Cotton Field (DE 6253)

99.20% match | ΔE 0.80

#ECEBE3 Color Almond Milk (DEHW 01)

99.06% match | ΔE 0.94

#F4F2EA Color Dove's Wing (DE 6267)

98.98% match | ΔE 1.02

#F4F1E8 Color Wishful White (DE 6260)

98.89% match | ΔE 1.11

Behr

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to Behr

#F4F3EA Color Whisper White (HDC-MD-08)

99.17% match | ΔE 0.83

#EDEBE2 Color Arcade White (GR-W08)

99.06% match | ΔE 0.94

#F5F4EC Color Polar Bear (75)

98.85% match | ΔE 1.15

#F0F1E7 Color Falling Snow (PPU18-07)

98.82% match | ΔE 1.18

Farrow & Ball

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to Farrow & Ball

#F4F2E7 Color Wimborne White (239)

98.91% match | ΔE 1.09

#F3EFE3 Color Pointing (2003)

98.31% match | ΔE 1.69

#EBE7DC Color Au Lait (CB9)

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

#F6F6F2 Color All White (2005)

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

Sherwin Williams

Steam (AF-15) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Steam (AF-15) to Sherwin Williams

#EFECE3 Color Cold Foam (SW 9504)

98.87% match | ΔE 1.13

#EEEBE1 Color Cotton (SW 9581)

98.76% match | ΔE 1.24

#EDEAE0 Color Alabaster (SW 7008)

98.62% match | ΔE 1.38

#EDECE6 Color Pure White (SW 7005)

98.49% match | ΔE 1.51

Color Combinations

View more Benjamin Moore Steam (AF-15) - #F0EFE6 color palettes and coordinating colors

B7B286

CAC6A6

DDDBC6

F0EFE6

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

F0E6E7

F0EAE6

F0EFE6

ECF0E6

E7F0E6

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

F0EFE6

E6F0EF

EFE6F0

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

F0EFE6

E6F0EA

E6E7F0

F0E6EC

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

F0EFE6

F1F0E8

F3F2EB

F4F3ED

F6F5F0

F7F7F2

F9F8F5

FAFAF7

FCFBFA

FDFDFC

FFFFFF

Steam (AF-15) - #F0EFE6 Tints

F0EFE6

D8D7CF

C0BFB8

A8A7A1

908F8A

787773

605F5C

484745

302F2E

181717

000000

Steam (AF-15) - #F0EFE6 Shades

View more Benjamin Moore Steam (AF-15) - #F0EFE6 color palettes and color scheme combinations

Complementary / Opposite Color

#F0EFE6

Steam (AF-15)

#E6E7F0

Ghost White*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Benjamin Moore Steam (AF-15) - #F0EFE6?

Color that best contrast with Benjamin Moore Steam (AF-15) - #F0EFE6 is #E6E7F0, color name is Ghost White*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.