Benjamin Moore Abingdon Putty HC-99
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| Official page: | Abingdon Putty HC-99 |
| Code: | HC-99 |
| Name: | Abingdon Putty |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Abingdon Putty?
Benjamin Moore Abingdon Putty HC-99 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable warm khaki-yellow cast. Its softened, low-saturation appearance keeps it from reading overly creamy, giving walls a gently earthy look instead. In bright daylight, this color can appear paler and more oat-like, while lower or warmer light may bring out its putty and olive-leaning undertones. It suits living rooms, halls, and bedrooms where natural wood, linen, aged brass, or woven textures are part of the scheme. Pair Abingdon Putty with off-white trim, deep olive accents, charcoal, or weathered brown furniture for definition.
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What are Benjamin Moore Abingdon Putty undertones?
Abingdon Putty is a light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
214, 206, 177
Is Benjamin Moore Abingdon Putty cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 47°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HC-99 Abingdon Putty HSL code: 47, 31%, 77%
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 Abingdon Putty
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Abingdon Putty:
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.
Lighter shades
HC-99
Abingdon Putty
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 Abingdon Putty with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 227, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Approaching Storm.
LRV of Abingdon Putty
Abingdon Putty has an LRV of 59.99% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 59.99%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #D6CEB1 |
| RGB Decimal | 214, 206, 177 |
| RGB Percent | 83.92%, 80.78%, 69.41% |
| HSV | Hue: 47° Saturation: 17.29% Value: 83.92% |
| HSL | hsl(47, 31, 77) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.74 Yellow: 17.29 Key: 16.08 |
| YIQ | Y: 205.086 I: 14.086 Q: -7.332 |
| XYZ | X: 57.738 Y: 61.614 Z: 50.434 |
| CIE Lab | L:82.708 a:-2.007 b:15.44 |
| CIE Luv | L:82.708 u:6.403 v:22.566 |
| Decimal | 14077617 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.495, -6.068, 16.851 |
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