Benjamin Moore Antique Yellow OC-103
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| Official page: | Antique Yellow OC-103 |
| Code: | OC-103 |
| Name: | Antique Yellow |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Antique Yellow?
Benjamin Moore Antique Yellow OC-103 is a pale, creamy yellow with a soft warmth rather than a bright, sunny intensity. Its light value keeps walls feeling open, while the subtle golden cast can add gentle color to kitchens, breakfast rooms, and hallways. In bright daylight, this shade reads as a delicate buttercream; under warmer lamps, it can appear richer and more candlelit. Pair Antique Yellow with warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, or muted olive and clay accents for a grounded look. It is especially well suited to broad wall surfaces where its low saturation can bring warmth without dominating the room.
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What are Benjamin Moore Antique Yellow undertones?
Antique Yellow is a near-white, muted creamy off-white. 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:
247, 236, 211
Is Benjamin Moore Antique Yellow cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 42° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
OC-103 Antique Yellow HSL code: 42, 69%, 90%
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 Antique Yellow
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 Antique Yellow:
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
OC-103
Antique Yellow
Darker shades
OC-103
Antique Yellow
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 Antique Yellow with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Benjamin Moore Airway and Steel Blue.
LRV of Antique Yellow
Antique Yellow has an LRV of 81.36% 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 81.36%, 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 | #F7ECD3 |
| RGB Decimal | 247, 236, 211 |
| RGB Percent | 96.86%, 92.55%, 82.75% |
| HSV | Hue: 42° Saturation: 14.57% Value: 96.86% |
| HSL | hsl(42, 69, 90) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.45 Yellow: 14.57 Key: 3.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 236.439 I: 14.589 Q: -5.453 |
| XYZ | X: 80.109 Y: 84.469 Z: 73.694 |
| CIE Lab | L:93.654 a:-0.346 b:13.46 |
| CIE Luv | L:93.654 u:7.902 v:20.002 |
| Decimal | 16248019 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.907, -5.251, 16.794 |
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