Creamy Orange
2166-50 · #F1C5A0 · LRV 61 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Creamy Orange61
- 4Naive Peach69
- 5Juno Peach74
What Color Is Creamy Orange, Really?
Creamy Orange reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2166-50 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Creamy Orange
Creamy Orange 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 Creamy Orange
At LRV 61, Creamy Orange 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 Creamy Orange 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 2166-50 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 | Avid ApricotSW 6639 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Carving PartyM220-3 · Behr | 0.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | TulleV048-3 · Valspar | 1.9 | 59.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Shrimp ToastPPG1197-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Citrus SachetPPG1198-3 · Glidden | 2.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Peach Sangria310-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Creamy Orange 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 #F1C5A0 in HSL space. Pair Creamy Orange with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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