Benjamin Moore Barren Plain 2111-60

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Barren Plain for bedroom (2 photos)
Barren Plain for living room (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore Barren Plain for bathroom (6 photos)
Benjamin Moore Barren Plain reviews (8 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Barren Plain undertones?
Is Barren Plain 2111-60 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Barren Plain
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Barren Plain 2111-60
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Barren Plain 2111-60
Code:	2111-60
Name:	Barren Plain
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Barren Plain?

Benjamin Moore Barren Plain 2111-60 is a pale, low-saturation neutral with a softly weathered gray-beige appearance. Its light value keeps walls open and airy, while the subtle warmth prevents it from reading stark or icy. In bright daylight, Barren Plain can look like a gentle off-white with a muted gray cast; lower or warmer light may bring out its faint beige side. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a quiet background is wanted, and it pairs naturally with warm white trim, pale oak, linen upholstery, and brushed nickel or aged brass details.

Barren Plain for bedroom (2 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Barren Plain for living room (3 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Benjamin Moore 2111-60 for bathroom (6 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light grey real bathrooms.

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Benjamin Moore Barren Plain reviews (8 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Barren Plain undertones?

Barren Plain is a light, low-saturation gray that reads close to neutral, with a soft off-white character rather than a crisp, icy gray. In the supplied digital sample, any hue bias is very subtle, so a definite undertone is hard to confirm from the HEX alone. Benjamin Moore describes it as having “the slightest hint of warmth,” which fits its overall gray main family by suggesting a gentle warming influence rather than a strongly beige appearance. Warm artificial light may make that subtle warmth more noticeable, while cool daylight can make the gray look cleaner and more neutral.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#D3D0C9

RGB code:

211, 208, 201

Is Benjamin Moore Barren Plain cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 42°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

2111-60 Barren Plain HSL code: 42, 10%, 81%

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 Barren Plain

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Barren Plain:

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 Barren Plain with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.

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LRV of Barren Plain

Barren Plain has an LRV of 62.12% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 62.12%, 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	#D3D0C9
RGB Decimal	211, 208, 201
RGB Percent	82.75%, 81.57%, 78.82%
HSV	Hue: 42° Saturation: 4.74% Value: 82.75%
HSL	hsl(42, 10, 81)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.42 Yellow: 4.74 Key: 17.25
YIQ	Y: 208.099 I: 4.037 Q: -1.544
XYZ	X: 59.96 Y: 63.178 Z: 64.278
CIE Lab	L:83.536 a:-0.211 b:3.837
CIE Luv	L:83.536 u:2.118 v:5.772
Decimal	13881545
Hunter Lab	79.485, -4.444, 7.692