Avant Garde
Avant Garde is a versatile Brown from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to add character and warmth to any space. Below, you'll find suggested color relationships and detailed color data.
Hex
#C1A977
LRV
40.38
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 90 vs 40, Simply White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 40, Timid White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 40, Gray Mirage is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 40, Icy Morn is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Avant Garde reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Barley Grass the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Avant Garde reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 22), opening up a space where Normandy encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 40, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Avant Garde reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 24), opening up a space where Bachelor Blue encloses it.
Avant Garde reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (40 vs 34) makes Avant Garde the marginally brighter of the two.
Avant Garde reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 40 vs 14, Avant Garde is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Fairway Oaks reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stone House reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (40 vs 31) makes Avant Garde the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 40 vs 23, Avant Garde is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 22, Avant Garde is decisively the brighter choice.
Avant Garde reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Avant Garde reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.