Amber Waves
There is more to Benjamin Moore Amber Waves (2159-40) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. An LRV of 54.2 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
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54.18
Coordinating Colors
Sugar Cookie reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 54), opening up a space where Amber Waves encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 54, Rich Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 54), opening up a space where Amber Waves encloses it.
Amber Waves reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Satchel encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (54 vs 51) makes Amber Waves the marginally brighter of the two.
Peach Crisp reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Breath of Fresh Air reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 54), opening up a space where Amber Waves encloses it.
Amber Waves reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 11), opening up a space where Summer Nights encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (66 vs 54) makes Misty Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Amber Waves reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 77 vs 54, White Heaven is decisively the brighter choice.
Amber Waves reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 22), opening up a space where Waterdrop encloses it.
Amber Waves reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 14), opening up a space where Lucerne encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 74 vs 54, Montgomery White is decisively the brighter choice.
Yellow Topaz reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
San Mateo Beaches reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 54), opening up a space where Amber Waves encloses it.
Crestwood Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 69 vs 54, Golden Lab is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Amber Waves reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 40), opening up a space where Golden Vista encloses it.
Amber Waves reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 40), opening up a space where Mayan Gold encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (54 vs 50) makes Amber Waves the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (54 vs 45) makes Amber Waves the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
An easygoing yellow-orange that recalls fresh cantaloupe.