Folk Art
528 · #D1D2A1 · LRV 61 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Folk Art61
- 4Hancock Green66
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Folk Art, Really?
Folk Art reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 528 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Folk Art
Folk Art 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Folk Art
At LRV 61, Folk Art is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Folk Art 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 528 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 | Baize GreenSW 6429 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Ground Ginger380F-4 · Behr | 2.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Plum Passion6007-5B · Valspar | 4.0 | 63.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | True to YouPPG1118-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spring Cactus90YY 62/264 · Glidden | 1.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Trailing VineDE5541 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.9 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Folk Art 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 #D1D2A1 in HSL space. Pair Folk Art with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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