Benjamin Moore Cotswold AF-150
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| Official page: | Cotswold AF-150 |
| Code: | AF-150 |
| Name: | Cotswold |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Cotswold?
Benjamin Moore Cotswold AF-150 is a muted mid-tone beige with a noticeable warm gray cast and a soft, earthy rosy-tan undertone. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly yellow, giving walls a grounded, gently weathered look rather than a crisp cream finish. In bright daylight, Cotswold can appear lighter and more beige, while evening light tends to draw out its deeper taupe and blush-brown notes. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and entryways where a substantial neutral is wanted without going dark. Pair it with warm white trim, aged brass, natural oak, linen upholstery, and charcoal or deep olive accents for contrast.
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What are Benjamin Moore Cotswold undertones?
Cotswold AF-150 reads as a mid-light, low-saturation taupe with a soft beige-brown overall character. In the supplied digital sample, it shows a subtle warm lean toward orange, with slight red and yellow bias, though that undertone is muted rather than pronounced. Benjamin Moore describes it as “an agreeable taupe hue,” which fits its visibly balanced neutral family rather than a strongly colored beige or brown. Warm artificial light may bring out its gentle beige warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear a little more restrained and gray-taupe.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
181, 166, 149
Is Benjamin Moore Cotswold cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 32°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
AF-150 Cotswold HSL code: 32, 18%, 65%
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 Cotswold
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Cotswold:
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 Cotswold with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 212, such as Benjamin Moore Providence Blue and Van Courtland Blue.
LRV of Cotswold
Cotswold has an LRV of 39.04% 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 39.04%, 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 | #B5A695 |
| RGB Decimal | 181, 166, 149 |
| RGB Percent | 70.98%, 65.10%, 58.43% |
| HSV | Hue: 32° Saturation: 17.68% Value: 70.98% |
| HSL | hsl(32, 18, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.29 Yellow: 17.68 Key: 29.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 168.547 I: 14.401 Q: -2.117 |
| XYZ | X: 38.116 Y: 39.267 Z: 33.997 |
| CIE Lab | L:68.944 a:2.58 b:10.773 |
| CIE Luv | L:68.944 u:10.103 v:14.669 |
| Decimal | 11904661 |
| Hunter Lab | 62.663, -1.084, 11.697 |
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