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Benjamin Moore Soft Marigold

160 · #F0BA77 · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

BENJAMIN MOORE SOFT MARIGOLD
RGB 240, 186, 119LRV 53

Color spec

BrandBenjamin Moore
NameSoft Marigold
SKU160
Hex#F0BA77
RGB240, 186, 119
HSL33°, 80%, 70%
LRV53
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyOrange
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What Color Is Soft Marigold, Really?

Soft Marigold reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 160 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

AT A GLANCE
Benjamin Moore Soft Marigold
160 · #F0BA77 · LRV 53
Undertone: warm red-orange tone
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Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Marigold

Soft Marigold 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 Soft Marigold

At LRV 53, Soft Marigold 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.

YOUR LIGHT IS THE RISKsame paint — south sun vs north grey

Most complaints about Soft Marigold 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 160 directly — but if you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches:

SW 6661 · Sherwin-Williams · ΔE 1.16 · LRV 55
BXC-61 · Behr · ΔE 2.06 · LRV 54
3006-5C · Valspar · ΔE 1.11 · LRV 57.6
PPG1204-6 · PPG / Glidden · ΔE 2.48 · LRV 58
10YY 57/377 · Glidden · ΔE 2.33 · LRV 57
211-4DB · Dutch Boy · ΔE 1.68 · LRV 58

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Soft Marigold within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

166 · LRV 53
2159-40 · LRV 54
2158-40 · LRV 53
2154-40 · LRV 55
2157-40 · LRV 54
131 · LRV 55

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F0BA77 in HSL space. Pair Soft Marigold with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F0BA77 + #77ADF0
TRIADIC
#F0BA77 · #77F0BA · #BA77F0
ANALOGOUS
#F07D77 · #F0BA77 · #EAF077

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.75:1fail
Sample text on black
11.99:1AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Will It Work in YOUR Room?

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