Benjamin Moore Cabin Fever 1540
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| Official page: | Cabin Fever 1540 |
| Code: | 1540 |
| Name: | Cabin Fever |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Cabin Fever?
Benjamin Moore Cabin Fever 1540 is a muted, mid-depth brown-gray with a noticeable olive cast that keeps it from reading flat or purely taupe. Its softened, earthy character suits studies, dining rooms, mudrooms, and living spaces where a deeper wall color feels grounded rather than heavy. In bright daylight, Cabin Fever can show more of its dusty khaki undertone, while evening lighting tends to bring out its warmer brown side. Pair it with creamy off-whites, weathered oak, aged brass, and charcoal or deep green accents for a layered, natural-looking palette. It also has enough depth for built-ins, cabinetry, or an exterior door when a restrained alternative to black is wanted.
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What are Benjamin Moore Cabin Fever undertones?
Cabin Fever is a midtone, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:
108, 100, 83
Is Benjamin Moore Cabin Fever cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 41°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
1540 Cabin Fever HSL code: 41, 13%, 37%
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 Cabin Fever
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Cabin Fever:
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 Cabin Fever 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 Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever has an LRV of 13.5% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 13.5%, 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 | #6C6453 |
| RGB Decimal | 108, 100, 83 |
| RGB Percent | 42.35%, 39.22%, 32.55% |
| HSV | Hue: 41° Saturation: 23.15% Value: 42.35% |
| HSL | hsl(41, 13, 37) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.41 Yellow: 23.15 Key: 57.65 |
| YIQ | Y: 100.454 I: 10.23 Q: -3.598 |
| XYZ | X: 12.303 Y: 12.927 Z: 10.028 |
| CIE Lab | L:42.654 a:0.108 b:10.806 |
| CIE Luv | L:42.654 u:5.777 v:13.326 |
| Decimal | 7103571 |
| Hunter Lab | 35.955, -1.842, 8.631 |
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