Our Review of Baby Fawn by Benjamin Moore

By:

Baby Fawn by Benjamin Moore is an off-white paint color with a soft and sophisticated look. This hue’s classic appearance makes it the perfect color for brick and traditional homes, however, it’s versatile enough to look great on many house styles.

We share all the details on Baby Fawn below, from our recommended color pairings to how our team uses it in our designs. Keep reading to learn more about Benjamin Moore’s Baby Fawn.

Interested in transforming your home with exterior paint? Our paint visualizer package can help! It’s the perfect tool for homeowners who only need assistance making paint-related decisions. However, if you need help with other aspects of your exterior, we’ve still got you covered. We can also assist with visualizing design elements such as garages, porches, shutters, and more. Learn more about our virtual exterior design services.

Our designers only use and recommend products that we know, love, or would use on our own properties. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. 

Digital rendering of a traditional three-story home painted in Baby Fawn by Benjamin Moore with dark greige shutters, and white windows.

Benjamin Moore’s Baby Fawn: The specs

With an LRV of 63.09, Baby Fawn is considered an off-white and a neutral. (Curious about LRV? Learn more here, including why LRV is so important to keep in mind when choosing the perfect paint color for your home.)

Neutrals like Baby Fawn are versatile and well-balanced, making them great choices for the central color in a design. Neutral colors also complement a wide range of other hues easily, which is another reason we love working with them.

One story home with variated natural stone cladding, vertical siding, and a stained wood front door.

What undertones does Baby Fawn have?

As a neutral, Baby Fawn isn’t burdened by heavy undertones. Although, the undertones it does have lean warm. Benjamin Moore describes Baby Fawn’s undertone as an “ever-so-slight touch of pink.” Depending on the amount of natural light your home receives, Baby Fawn could also display a subtle green undertone. If your home is surrounded by a lot of lush greenery, that can also draw out the green undertone more.

WE ALWAYS RECOMMEND SAMPLING AND TESTING PAINT COLORS BEFORE COMMITTING. FACTORS SUCH AS NATURAL LIGHTING, UNDERTONES, AND YOUR PROPERTY’S FIXED ELEMENTS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HOW A COLOR WILL APPEAR ON YOUR EXTERIOR. OUR FRIENDS AT SAMPLIZE OFFER EXTRA-LARGE 9 X 14.75 INCH PEEL-AND-STICK PAINT SAMPLES OF THE COLORS WE LOVE FOR EXTERIORS. ORDER YOUR ‘REAL PAINT, NO MESS’ SAMPLES FROM SAMPLIZE HERE.

Virtual rendering of a large mountain style home painted in Baby Fawn by Benjamin Moore with black windows, and stone cladding.

Recommended applications for Baby Fawn

Benjamin Moore’s Baby Fawn has the ability to look gorgeous on multiple different home styles. It’s stunning on traditional homes, farmhouses, ranchers, and can even be used on contemporary homes with impressive results. We’ve applied it to all of these styles and more.

Baby Fawn complements all sorts of cladding materials like natural stone in varying hues, brick, and wood. Our designers often use Baby Fawn as an accent color on the trim or shutters of a home.

Split level home with white windows, a black front door, and wood lintel and porch columns.

Baby Fawn color pairings

Since Baby Fawn is a neutral color, it can be paired with a wide variety of other hues. For a classic and sophisticated look, pair Baby Fawn with crisp whites like Simply White or White Dove, both by Benjamin Moore.

The design above shows Baby Fawn on the brick and Regent Green by Benjamin Moore on the siding. The wood stained columns and lintels and the copper gutters add some warmth. The lighter stain on the columns allows the entry to stand out, even with the dark green paint on it.

A large two-story home with dark gray siding, white window, and a large portico with stone columns.

If you desire a more daring look, try pairing Baby Fawn with darker colors like Kendall Charcoal by Benjamin Moore, seen above. The chalkiness of Kendall Charcoal and the muted tones of Baby Fawn make them a perfect match. Additionally, our designers chose natural stone on the portico columns with a lighter contrasting gray that adds visual interest. Wood tones throughout the design add an organic element and some much needed warmth to the cooler palette.

We especially like the use of Baby Fawn on the windows to contrast with the siding.

Digital rendering of a contemporary style home with skirting painted in Baby Fawn by Benjamin Moore.

The central color on the stunning home above is Inkwell by Sherwin Williams, a deep black with blue and gray undertones. Baby Fawn was applied to the brick, chimney, and entry. As another neutral, Inkwell is a great accompanying hue to Baby Fawn.

Careful placement of wood cladding helped elevate the simple architecture of this home. Those same wood details were added to the porch ceiling, lintels, and front door for a cohesive look. The warmth of the wood balances Inkwell and plays on Baby Fawn’s undertones effortlessly. Finally, black windows help to create a sleek and minimalist style while modernizing the home.

Digital rendering of the back of a home painted in Baby Fawn by Benjamin Moore with white windows and a white pergola.

Pros and cons of Benjamin Moore’s Baby Fawn

PROS:

  • Looks amazing on many home styles
  • Can be modern or traditional depending on color pairings
  • Has a wide variety of other colors it looks great with

CONS:

  • May not be “white” enough for some
  • Could look dingy in morning shade

Baby Fawn alternatives

Baby Fawn might be exactly what you’re looking for, but options are always nice to have. Below, we provide a few alternative colors for you to consider.

Two-story stucco home with a black garage door, white windows, and a black front door.

Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter vs. Baby Fawn

Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore is a popular color for both the exterior and interior of a home. This hue looks good in sunlight or shaded environments, so no matter what direction your home faces, it’s a great option. It has an LRV of 55, which is almost 10 points darker than Baby Fawn. Still sitting in the middle of the LRV scale though, it’s a mid-toned hue that will never be too bright or dark.

Our designers love to apply Revere Pewter to heavily textured surfaces like brick and stucco. To pull out its earthy undertones, try incorporating copper accents like gutters and light fixtures, wood tones, and an accent color like Urbane Bronze by Sherwin Williams. To keep things from looking too traditional, opt for black as an accent color, such as Benjamin Moore’s Black Beauty or Iron Ore by Sherwin Williams, seen above.

Two-story home with gray stucco siding, black garage doors, and a clay tile roof.

Benjamin Moore’s Rockport Gray vs. Baby Fawn

Rockport Gray by Benjamin Moore is a darker alternative with an LRV of 35.65. Despite having gray in its name, this hue is actually considered more of a greige. It’s also considered a neutral, but it does have a slight green undertone to be aware of.

Rockport Gray is a wonderful color for traditional homes, however it looks superb on other home styles as well. Our designers have applied it to Cape Cod style homes and craftsmans. As for color pairings, it’s similar to Baby Fawn in that it goes well with brighter, warm whites like Seapearl by Benjamin Moore.

Coastal stucco home with arched windows, brown front doors, a carport, and a black roof.

The bottom line on Baby Fawn

Baby Fawn is a highly versatile paint color that can complement a wide variety of color families, like blacks, blues, and browns. We love that it can be used as the primary shade or an accent color to fit different style preferences and color palettes. It looks great in the morning light and equally so in the afternoon sun.

Have we convinced you to try Baby Fawn on your home? If you’re ready to see it on your home, all we need are your answers to our short questionnaire for our designers to get started creating a custom design. We’ll even provide a shoppable resource list so getting started is as easy as clicking a few links. Get started here.

Author

Originally from Tennessee, Ami currently lives in South Carolina, which has been home since leaving the military in 2016. Interior and exterior design has always intrigued Ami, especially the styles and characteristics seen in other countries as an avid traveler and photographer. She lives for the renewal of older or historic homes that maintain their character, and regularly creates her own mood boards and virtual designs for inspiration or to help others with their spaces. Having always had a passion for design and following their work for years prior, Ami was excited to be brought onto brick&batten’s team of writers. Her writing endeavors actually started in an academic/scientific setting, then in a regulatory aspect. Writing about paint colors, emerging or current trends in exterior design, and so much more revolving around something she’s always enjoyed was a fun and welcomed change!

Schedule a Complimentary Call