Benjamin Moore Alpaca 1074
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| Official page: | Alpaca 1074 |
| Code: | 1074 |
| Name: | Alpaca |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Alpaca?
Benjamin Moore Alpaca 1074 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable warm sand cast. Its #DDC9AC value suggests soft golden-tan and slightly peachy undertones rather than a cool gray-beige appearance. In bright daylight, Alpaca can read as a pale oatmeal neutral, while evening or incandescent light brings out its warmer, honeyed side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a gentle beige is wanted without the heaviness of a deeper tan. Pair it with creamy whites, natural oak, linen upholstery, terracotta accents, or dark bronze hardware for contrast.
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What are Benjamin Moore Alpaca undertones?
Alpaca is a light, muted golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:
221, 201, 172
Is Benjamin Moore Alpaca cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 36° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
1074 Alpaca HSL code: 36, 42%, 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 Alpaca
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Alpaca:
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
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 Alpaca with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Spruce and Normandy.
LRV of Alpaca
Alpaca has an LRV of 58.73% 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 58.73%, 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 | #DDC9AC |
| RGB Decimal | 221, 201, 172 |
| RGB Percent | 86.67%, 78.82%, 67.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 22.17% Value: 86.67% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 42, 77) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.05 Yellow: 22.17 Key: 13.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 203.674 I: 21.237 Q: -4.794 |
| XYZ | X: 58.151 Y: 60.126 Z: 47.561 |
| CIE Lab | L:81.906 a:2.457 b:17.055 |
| CIE Luv | L:81.906 u:13.947 v:23.838 |
| Decimal | 14535084 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.541, -1.831, 17.912 |
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