Benjamin Moore Camel 2165-10
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| Official page: | Camel 2165-10 |
| Code: | 2165-10 |
| Name: | Camel |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Camel?
Benjamin Moore Camel 2165-10 is a medium-deep, sunbaked brown with pronounced golden ochre and muted orange undertones. Its warmth is clear without reading bright, giving the color a grounded, slightly weathered appearance on walls. In strong daylight, Camel can show more of its honeyed, golden side, while lower or warmer light brings out its richer brown depth. It makes a strong choice for a dining room, study, mudroom, or an accent wall where a fuller earth tone is welcome. Pair it with creamy off-whites, deep olive greens, charcoal, or dark wood furniture, and use natural leather, brass, linen, and woven materials to echo its warm mineral character.
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What are Benjamin Moore Camel undertones?
Camel is a midtone, soft caramel tan. 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:
165, 118, 62
Is Benjamin Moore Camel cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 33° on the HSL hue wheel, this ochre brown sits firmly on the warm side.
2165-10 Camel HSL code: 33, 45%, 45%
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 Camel
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 ochre brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Camel:
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
2165-10
Camel
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 Camel with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Benjamin Moore Van Courtland Blue and Nocturnal Gray.
LRV of Camel
Camel has an LRV of 21.38% 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 21.38%, 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 | #A5763E |
| RGB Decimal | 165, 118, 62 |
| RGB Percent | 64.71%, 46.27%, 24.31% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 62.42% Value: 64.71% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 45, 45) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 28.48 Yellow: 62.42 Key: 35.29 |
| YIQ | Y: 125.669 I: 46.003 Q: -7.485 |
| XYZ | X: 22.866 Y: 21.306 Z: 7.464 |
| CIE Lab | L:53.283 a:12.341 b:37.599 |
| CIE Luv | L:53.283 u:36.611 v:39.644 |
| Decimal | 10843710 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.158, 7.65, 22.723 |
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