Benjamin Moore Carlisle Cream 1031

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Carlisle Cream for living room (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Carlisle Cream reviews (1 photo)
What are Benjamin Moore Carlisle Cream undertones?
Is Carlisle Cream 1031 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Carlisle Cream
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Carlisle Cream 1031
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Carlisle Cream 1031
Code:	1031
Name:	Carlisle Cream
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Carlisle Cream?

Benjamin Moore Carlisle Cream 1031 is a light, muted cream with a noticeable beige cast rather than a bright yellow-white look. Its warm, softly sandy character gives walls gentle color while keeping the overall effect pale and understated. In strong daylight, it can read as a quiet off-white; under warm evening lamps, the beige depth becomes more apparent. Carlisle Cream suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and kitchens where crisp white would feel too stark. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven linen, and soft clay or mushroom-toned accents.

Carlisle Cream for living room (2 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space

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What are Benjamin Moore Carlisle Cream undertones?

Carlisle Cream is a light, muted beige with a clear yellow-leaning cream character and low saturation. The supplied digital sample shows a slight warm, red-leaning bias within that yellow-beige family, rather than reading as a cool gray beige. Benjamin Moore describes it as a softened beige with a subtle wink of warmth, which fits its visibly creamy main color family. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its cream and beige warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear a little more subdued and less golden.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#DCCEBB

RGB code:

220, 206, 187

Is Benjamin Moore Carlisle Cream cool or warm?

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With a hue of 35°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

1031 Carlisle Cream HSL code: 35, 32%, 80%

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 Carlisle Cream

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 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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Carlisle Cream:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Carlisle Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Spruce and Normandy.

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LRV of Carlisle Cream

Carlisle Cream has an LRV of 61.98% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why 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 61.98%, 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	#DCCEBB
RGB Decimal	220, 206, 187
RGB Percent	86.27%, 80.78%, 73.33%
HSV	Hue: 35° Saturation: 15.0% Value: 86.27%
HSL	hsl(35, 32, 80)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.36 Yellow: 15.0 Key: 13.73
YIQ	Y: 208.02 I: 14.448 Q: -2.951
XYZ	X: 60.555 Y: 62.947 Z: 55.96
CIE Lab	L:83.415 a:1.725 b:11.202
CIE Luv	L:83.415 u:9.454 v:16.029
Decimal	14470843
Hunter Lab	79.339, -2.605, 13.719