Acorn Yellow

2161-40 · Benjamin Moore

Acorn Yellow 2161-40 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Benjamin Moore

Acorn Yellow

2161-40

Hex code

#CDA87F

Light reflectance value (LRV)

41.3Light-medium, light with some depth

0 black100 white

Undertone

Strong orange, a warm color

Color family: Orange
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Benjamin Moore Acorn Yellow 2161-40 is a light-medium orange paint color, a strong, saturated color rather than a neutral, with an LRV of 41, light with some depth, moodier in a dim room.

Is Acorn Yellow warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans orange

Undertone

Strong orange

graysaturated

A strong color.

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