Benjamin Moore American Cheese 2019-40
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| Official page: | American Cheese 2019-40 |
| Code: | 2019-40 |
| Name: | American Cheese |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore American Cheese?
Benjamin Moore American Cheese 2019-40 is a bright, golden yellow with a warm, sunlit look and clear color presence. Its high saturation makes it especially effective on a front door, kitchen island, breakfast nook, or a single accent wall. In strong daylight, this shade appears lively and clean; under warmer indoor lighting, it takes on a deeper honeyed cast. Pair it with soft white trim, charcoal gray, deep navy, or natural oak to give the yellow a grounded contrast. Used in larger areas, American Cheese benefits from simple furnishings and restrained neighboring colors.
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What are Benjamin Moore American Cheese undertones?
American Cheese is a light, clear 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:
255, 215, 102
Is Benjamin Moore American Cheese cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 44° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
2019-40 American Cheese HSL code: 44, 100%, 70%
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 American Cheese
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 American Cheese:
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
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Darker shades
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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 American Cheese with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Benjamin Moore Patriot Blue and Dark Royal Blue.
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LRV of American Cheese
American Cheese has an LRV of 67.47% 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 67.47%, 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 | #FFD766 |
| RGB Decimal | 255, 215, 102 |
| RGB Percent | 100.00%, 84.31%, 40.00% |
| HSV | Hue: 44° Saturation: 60.0% Value: 100.0% |
| HSL | hsl(44, 100, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 15.69 Yellow: 60.0 Key: 0.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 214.078 I: 60.148 Q: -26.704 |
| XYZ | X: 67.942 Y: 70.824 Z: 22.659 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.4 a:1.376 b:59.756 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.4 u:32.901 v:72.27 |
| Decimal | 16766822 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.157, -3.168, 42.947 |
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