Amulet
AF-365 · #D9C79A · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Light French Gray53
- 3Amulet58
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Amulet, Really?
Amulet reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore AF-365 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Amulet
Amulet 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Amulet
At LRV 58, Amulet 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 Amulet 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 AF-365 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 | Pale MossSW 9027 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Straw BasketUL160-6 · Behr | 1.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Baked Scone3007-8B · Valspar | 3.0 | 58.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | True BlondePPG12-12 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | True BlondePPG12-12 · Glidden | 2.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Beige Gold317-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Amulet 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 #D9C79A in HSL space. Pair Amulet with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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