Pale Avocado
2146-40 · #D3CF8F · LRV 59 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Pale Avocado59
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Pale Avocado, Really?
Pale Avocado reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2146-40 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Avocado
Pale Avocado 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Pale Avocado
At LRV 59, Pale Avocado 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 Pale Avocado 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 2146-40 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 | PrimaveraSW 9031 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Winter Mood370F-4 · Behr | 0.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mild Evergreen6003-5C · Valspar | 3.0 | 59.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Serene ScenePPG1110-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Golden Kiwi60YY 57/304 · Glidden | 3.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Fields GreensHGSW 1245 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Avocado 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 #D3CF8F in HSL space. Pair Pale Avocado with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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