Benjamin Moore Bronzed Beige 2151-50

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Official page:Bronzed Beige 2151-50
Code:2151-50
Name:Bronzed Beige
Brand:Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Bronzed Beige?

Benjamin Moore Bronzed Beige 2151-50 is a light, warm beige with a noticeable golden cast that keeps it from reading flat or gray. Its soft yellow-tan undertone is especially apparent in daylight, while warmer evening bulbs can bring out a richer, honeyed look. Use it on living room or bedroom walls where a gentle, sun-warmed neutral feels more appropriate than a cool off-white. Bronzed Beige pairs well with creamy white trim, natural oak, woven grasses, and aged brass hardware. For contrast, introduce muted olive, warm charcoal, or deep brown accents rather than icy blue-grays.

Bronzed Beige for living room

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What are Benjamin Moore Bronzed Beige undertones?

Bronzed Beige is a light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:

#E8D8AD

RGB code:

232, 216, 173

Is Benjamin Moore Bronzed Beige cool or warm?

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Color wheel

At 44° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

2151-50 Bronzed Beige HSL code: 44, 56%, 79%

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 Bronzed Beige

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 sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll 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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Bronzed Beige:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

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 Bronzed Beige with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Heron and Dreamy.

LRV of Bronzed Beige

Bronzed Beige has an LRV of 66.56% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident lightWhy 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 66.56%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

FormatCode
HEX#E8D8AD
RGB Decimal232, 216, 173
RGB Percent90.98%, 84.71%, 67.84%
HSVHue: 44° Saturation: 25.43% Value: 90.98%
HSLhsl(44, 56, 79)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.9 Yellow: 25.43 Key: 9.02
YIQY: 215.882 I: 23.352 Q: -9.997
XYZX: 65.377 Y: 69.286 Z: 49.454
CIE LabL:86.646 a:-1.072 b:23.239
CIE LuvL:86.646 u:12.233 v:33.024
Decimal15259821
Hunter Lab83.238, -5.47, 23.042

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