Batik
AF-610 · #CCB9B5 · LRV 50 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Batik50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Batik, Really?
Batik reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore AF-610 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Batik
Batik 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 Batik
At LRV 50, Batik 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 Batik 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-610 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 | Studio MauveSW 62 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Gray AshlarN170-3 · Behr | 3.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dust Bunny2005-10B · Valspar | 4.5 | 50.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SubduedPPG1015-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | SubduedPPG1015-4 · Glidden | 0.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Dusky Trail407-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Batik 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 #CCB9B5 in HSL space. Pair Batik with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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