Benjamin Moore A la Mode 2109-70
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| Official page: | A la Mode 2109-70 |
| Code: | 2109-70 |
| Name: | A la Mode |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore A la Mode?
Benjamin Moore A la Mode 2109-70 is a very light, softly warm off-white with a muted gray-beige cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading stark, giving walls a gentle, powdery appearance rather than a crisp white finish. In bright daylight, A la Mode can look pale and clean, while evening light brings out its subtle warmth. Use it across living room, bedroom, or hallway walls with natural oak, linen upholstery, warm marble, and deeper charcoal or mushroom-toned accents.
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What are Benjamin Moore A la Mode undertones?
A la Mode is a light, near-neutral neutral off-white. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
230, 226, 222
Is Benjamin Moore A la Mode cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 30°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
2109-70 A la Mode HSL code: 30, 14%, 89%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects A la Mode
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore A la Mode:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color A la Mode with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 210, such as Benjamin Moore Nimbus Gray and Providence Blue.
LRV of A la Mode
A la Mode has an LRV of 75.45% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 75.45%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #E6E2DE |
| RGB Decimal | 230, 226, 222 |
| RGB Percent | 90.20%, 88.63%, 87.06% |
| HSV | Hue: 30° Saturation: 3.48% Value: 90.2% |
| HSL | hsl(30, 14, 89) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.74 Yellow: 3.48 Key: 9.8 |
| YIQ | Y: 226.74 I: 3.669 Q: -0.399 |
| XYZ | X: 73.011 Y: 76.49 Z: 80.005 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.086 a:0.649 b:2.433 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.086 u:2.506 v:3.579 |
| Decimal | 15131358 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.459, -4.039, 6.984 |
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