Aura© Exterior
Benjamin Moore's flagship — maximum color depth and fade resistance.
- Product type
- Premium 100% acrylic exterior paint with Color Lock® Technology
- Base
- waterborne 100% acrylic
- Available sheens
- Flat, Low Lustre, Satin, Soft Gloss
- Coverage
- 350–450 sq ft/gal
- Dry to touch
- 1 hour
- Recoat
- 4 hours
- Application temp
- 35–100°F
- Cleanup
- soap and water
What It Is
Aura Exterior is the best exterior paint Benjamin Moore makes, and the one we reach for when color is the whole point: deep, saturated shades that stay that way through Michigan summers. Its Color Lock® technology binds pigment into the film itself, which is why dark Auras on south-facing walls still look freshly painted years in.
How Our Crews Use It
We spec Aura for statement front doors, dark and vivid siding colors, and the sun-hammered south and west elevations where lesser paint fades first. It's also our pick for the deepest Vinyl-Safe® shades on vinyl siding.
- Proprietary Color Lock® technology locks in color
- Excellent fade/UV resistance so color stays truer longer
- Exceptional hide
- Mildew- and mold-resistant coating
- Low-temperature application down to 35°F
Not Sure Which Product Your Home Needs?
Every estimate includes a written, surface-by-surface coating plan — no guesswork, no upsells, just the right system for each part of your exterior.