Benjamin Moore Buttered Yam AF-230
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- Buttered Yam for bedroom (1 photo)
- Buttered Yam for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Buttered Yam for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore AF-230 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Buttered Yam reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Buttered Yam undertones?
- Is Buttered Yam AF-230 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Buttered Yam
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Buttered Yam AF-230
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Buttered Yam AF-230 |
| Code: | AF-230 |
| Name: | Buttered Yam |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Buttered Yam?
Benjamin Moore Buttered Yam AF-230 is a medium-depth orange-brown with a clear baked-clay cast. Its color value, #C37540, reads warmly and moderately saturated, sitting between earthy terracotta and toasted caramel rather than bright pumpkin orange. In sunny rooms, Buttered Yam can show its livelier orange side, while lower or cooler light tends to emphasize its brown, grounded base. It has enough depth for a dining room, den, or entry wall, and can also make a strong statement on cabinetry or a painted front door. Pair it with creamy off-whites, muted olive greens, charcoal accents, and natural materials such as oak, leather, and woven cane.
Buttered Yam for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing red shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Buttered Yam for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this red shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore AF-230 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark red real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore AF-230 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm red hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Buttered Yam reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this red 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 Buttered Yam undertones?
Buttered Yam is a midtone, soft caramel orange. The HEX sample leans 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:
195, 117, 64
Is Benjamin Moore Buttered Yam cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 24° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark red sits firmly on the warm side.
AF-230 Buttered Yam HSL code: 24, 52%, 51%
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 Buttered Yam
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 dark red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Buttered Yam:
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
AF-230
Buttered Yam
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 Buttered Yam with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Benjamin Moore Silver Gray and Amsterdam.
LRV of Buttered Yam
Buttered Yam has an LRV of 24.7% and refers to Medium 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 24.7%, 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
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #C37540 |
| RGB Decimal | 195, 117, 64 |
| RGB Percent | 76.47%, 45.88%, 25.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 24° Saturation: 67.18% Value: 76.47% |
| HSL | hsl(24, 52, 51) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 40.0 Yellow: 67.18 Key: 23.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 134.28 I: 63.511 Q: 0.006 |
| XYZ | X: 29.795 Y: 24.698 Z: 8.047 |
| CIE Lab | L:56.78 a:25.947 b:41.551 |
| CIE Luv | L:56.78 u:61.246 v:40.901 |
| Decimal | 12809536 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.697, 20.045, 25.187 |
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