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Tangerine Mist

129 · #FED9AF · LRV 74 · warm red-orange tone

129 · #FED9AF · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Tangerine MistBenjamin Moore · 129
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Tangerine Mist
BENJAMIN MOORE · 129 · #FED9AF
Brand · codeBenjamin Moore129 · all Benjamin Moore oranges
LRV74Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyOrange
Hex · RGB · HSL#FED9AF · 254, 217, 175 · 32°, 98%, 84%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Osage Orange45
  2. 2Colonial Yellow59
  3. 3Tangerine Mist74
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Tangerine Mist, Really?

Tangerine Mist reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 129 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Tangerine Mist

Tangerine Mist 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Tangerine Mist

At LRV 74, Tangerine Mist 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Tangerine Mist 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 129 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.

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Similar Benjamin Moore Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Tangerine Mist · 15.8 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Tangerine Mist · 1.3 : 1 · fails for text

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 #FED9AF in HSL space. Pair Tangerine Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FED9AF + #AFD4FE
TRIADIC
#FED9AF · #AFFED9 · #D9AFFE
ANALOGOUS
#FEB2AF · #FED9AF · #FCFEAF

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