Head Over Heels
AF-250 · #EFDED2 · LRV 73 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Head Over Heels73
- 4Shoelace78
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Head Over Heels, Really?
Head Over Heels reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore AF-250 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels 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 Head Over Heels
At LRV 73, Head Over Heels 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 Head Over Heels 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-250 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 | Nearly PeachSW 6336 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Blushed CottonPPL-62 · Behr | 1.3 | 76 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Santa Fe Spirit2001-10C · Valspar | 0.8 | 74.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Spice CookiePPG1063-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.4 | 75 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spice CookiePPG1063-2 · Glidden | 0.8 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Queen Conch306-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Head Over Heels 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 #EFDED2 in HSL space. Pair Head Over Heels with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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