Benjamin Moore Café Ole 2098-40
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| Official page: | Café Ole 2098-40 |
| Code: | 2098-40 |
| Name: | Café Ole |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Café Ole?
Benjamin Moore Café Ole 2098-40 is a muted medium-tone brown with a noticeable dusty rose cast, based on its #9B7D73 color value. It reads warm overall, though its softened gray-brown base keeps the pinkish undertone from becoming overly sweet. In bright daylight, Café Ole can appear like a faded clay or weathered mauve-brown, while lower light draws out its deeper, more grounded taupe side. It suits bedrooms, dining rooms, and powder rooms where a mid-depth wall color can create definition without feeling too dark. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm charcoal, aged brass, natural oak, or cognac leather for a layered, earthy scheme.
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LRV of Café Ole
Café Ole has an LRV of 23.78% 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 23.78%, 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 | #9B7D73 |
| RGB Decimal | 155, 125, 115 |
| RGB Percent | 60.78%, 49.02%, 45.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 15° Saturation: 25.81% Value: 60.78% |
| HSL | hsl(15, 17, 53) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 19.35 Yellow: 25.81 Key: 39.22 |
| YIQ | Y: 132.83 I: 21.09 Q: 3.234 |
| XYZ | X: 23.946 Y: 22.875 Z: 19.369 |
| CIE Lab | L:54.943 a:10.003 b:9.835 |
| CIE Luv | L:54.943 u:19.6 v:11.336 |
| Decimal | 10190195 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.827, 5.672, 9.468 |
