Benjamin Moore Citrine AF-370
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- Citrine for living room (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Citrine reviews (4 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Citrine undertones?
- Is Citrine AF-370 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Citrine
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Citrine AF-370
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Citrine AF-370 |
| Code: | AF-370 |
| Name: | Citrine |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Citrine?
Benjamin Moore Citrine AF-370 is a muted golden tan with a clear ochre cast, sitting between soft mustard and warm khaki. Its mid-range depth gives it enough color to define a room without reading overly bright or yellow. In direct daylight, Citrine can show a sunnier golden note, while lower or warmer light brings out its earthy, slightly browned quality. It suits dining rooms, entryways, and studies, especially alongside cream trim, walnut furniture, aged brass, and natural linen. For contrast, pair this color with deep olive, charcoal, or a softened blue-gray.
Citrine for living room (4 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this yellow shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore Citrine reviews (4 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this yellow 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 Citrine undertones?
Citrine is a mid-light, 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:
200, 171, 110
Is Benjamin Moore Citrine cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 41° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
AF-370 Citrine HSL code: 41, 45%, 61%
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 Citrine
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Citrine:
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 Citrine 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 Citrine
Citrine has an LRV of 40.53% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident 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 40.53%, 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 | #C8AB6E |
| RGB Decimal | 200, 171, 110 |
| RGB Percent | 78.43%, 67.06%, 43.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 41° Saturation: 45.0% Value: 78.43% |
| HSL | hsl(41, 45, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 14.5 Yellow: 45.0 Key: 21.57 |
| YIQ | Y: 172.717 I: 36.883 Q: -12.849 |
| XYZ | X: 41.198 Y: 42.533 Z: 20.787 |
| CIE Lab | L:71.237 a:2.377 b:35.246 |
| CIE Luv | L:71.237 u:22.582 v:44.334 |
| Decimal | 13151086 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.217, -1.372, 26.754 |
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