Seville Oranges
131 · #F9BB80 · LRV 55 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Seville Oranges55
- 4Neighborly Peach60
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Seville Oranges, Really?
Seville Oranges reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 131 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Seville Oranges
Seville Oranges 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 Seville Oranges
At LRV 55, Seville Oranges 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 Seville Oranges 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 131 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 | PapayaSW 6661 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fuzzy PeachP220-5 · Behr | 2.6 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Almond Butter3001-4A · Valspar | 1.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ZingPPG1203-5 · PPG / Glidden | 3.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coral Spice90YR 53/338 · Glidden | 2.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Juicy Jax110-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.5 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Seville Oranges 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 #F9BB80 in HSL space. Pair Seville Oranges with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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