Benjamin Moore Birmingham Cream 164
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- Birmingham Cream for bedroom (1 photo)
- Birmingham Cream for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Birmingham Cream for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 164 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Birmingham Cream reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Birmingham Cream undertones?
- Is Birmingham Cream 164 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Birmingham Cream
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Birmingham Cream 164
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Birmingham Cream 164 |
| Code: | 164 |
| Name: | Birmingham Cream |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Birmingham Cream?
Benjamin Moore Birmingham Cream 164 is a light, warm cream with a noticeable golden-beige cast and a soft touch of peach. Its high brightness keeps it from feeling heavy, while the yellow warmth gives white walls or trim a gentler, less stark contrast. In bright daylight, Birmingham Cream can read as a buttery off-white; under warm evening lighting, its peachy undertone may become more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and dining spaces where a pale wall color is wanted without a cool gray or crisp-white effect. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, honey-toned wood, aged brass, or muted terracotta accents.
Birmingham Cream for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing yellow 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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Birmingham Cream for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this yellow shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore 164 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light yellow real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 164 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm yellow hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Birmingham Cream reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this yellow that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Benjamin Moore Birmingham Cream undertones?
Birmingham Cream is a light, soft warm cream. 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:
245, 219, 176
Is Benjamin Moore Birmingham Cream cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 37° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
164 Birmingham Cream HSL code: 37, 78%, 83%
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 Birmingham Cream
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 Birmingham Cream:
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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Birmingham Cream
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 Birmingham Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Benjamin Moore I've Got the Blues and Poolside.
LRV of Birmingham Cream
Birmingham Cream has an LRV of 70.05% 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 70.05%, 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 | #F5DBB0 |
| RGB Decimal | 245, 219, 176 |
| RGB Percent | 96.08%, 85.88%, 69.02% |
| HSV | Hue: 37° Saturation: 28.16% Value: 96.08% |
| HSL | hsl(37, 78, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.61 Yellow: 28.16 Key: 3.92 |
| YIQ | Y: 221.872 I: 29.311 Q: -7.882 |
| XYZ | X: 70.824 Y: 73.212 Z: 51.463 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.549 a:2.657 b:24.466 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.549 u:18.68 v:34.024 |
| Decimal | 16112560 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.564, -1.987, 24.235 |
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