Amber Winds
073 · #F5BBA1 · LRV 58 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Amber Winds58
- 4Belvedere Cream65
- 5Pumpkin Mousse71
What Color Is Amber Winds, Really?
Amber Winds reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 073 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Amber Winds
Amber Winds 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 Winds
At LRV 58, Amber Winds is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Winds 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 073 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 | Certain PeachSW 6625 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Heirloom ApricotHDC-SP14-4 · Behr | 1.8 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Word of MouthV045-2 · Valspar | 3.9 | 58.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shrimp BoatPPG1196-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Medley61YR 60/282 · Glidden | 0.9 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tahitian Dream107-4DB · Dutch Boy | 0.6 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Amber Winds 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 #F5BBA1 in HSL space. Pair Amber Winds with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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