Benjamin Moore Barley Grass 271
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| Official page: | Barley Grass 271 |
| Code: | 271 |
| Name: | Barley Grass |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Barley Grass?
Benjamin Moore Barley Grass 271 is a muted golden tan with a soft olive-leaning cast that keeps it from reading as a standard beige. Its mid-range depth gives walls noticeable color without making a room feel heavy, especially in spaces with natural wood or woven textures. In bright daylight, it can show more of its warm wheat and honey notes, while lower light brings out its quieter khaki character. Barley Grass suits dining rooms, entryways, and studies, where it pairs well with cream trim, aged brass, cognac leather, and medium-toned oak. For contrast, use it alongside deep charcoal, earthy green, or a dusty blue-gray.
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What are Benjamin Moore Barley Grass undertones?
Barley Grass is a mid-light, soft caramel tan. 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:
200, 177, 128
Is Benjamin Moore Barley Grass cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 41°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
271 Barley Grass HSL code: 41, 40%, 64%
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 Barley Grass
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 Barley Grass:
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 Barley Grass with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.
LRV of Barley Grass
Barley Grass has an LRV of 44.4% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 44.4%, 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 | #C8B180 |
| RGB Decimal | 200, 177, 128 |
| RGB Percent | 78.43%, 69.41%, 50.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 41° Saturation: 36.0% Value: 78.43% |
| HSL | hsl(41, 40, 64) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.5 Yellow: 36.0 Key: 21.57 |
| YIQ | Y: 178.291 I: 29.452 Q: -10.383 |
| XYZ | X: 43.438 Y: 45.284 Z: 26.869 |
| CIE Lab | L:73.078 a:1.178 b:28.137 |
| CIE Luv | L:73.078 u:17.537 v:37.063 |
| Decimal | 13152640 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.293, -2.54, 23.432 |
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