Amber Waves
2159-40 · #ECBF7F · LRV 54 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Amber Waves54
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Amber Waves, Really?
Amber Waves reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2159-40 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Amber Waves
Amber Waves is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Amber Waves
At LRV 54, Amber Waves is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Amber Waves are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 2159-40 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Bee's WaxSW 7682 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | CharismaticPPU6-14 · Behr | 2.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Veranda Yellow3005-6A · Valspar | 1.4 | 55.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gold BuffPPG1208-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Gold BuffPPG1208-4 · Glidden | 2.1 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Suebee Honey215-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Amber Waves within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #ECBF7F in HSL space. Pair Amber Waves with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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