Benjamin Moore Cromwell Gray / 1539 / Roosevelt Taupe / HC-103
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- Cromwell Gray for bedroom (1 photo)
- Cromwell Gray for living room (3 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Cromwell Gray for bathroom (3 photos)
- Benjamin Moore HC-103 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
- Cromwell Gray for exterior (11 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Cromwell Gray reviews (3 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Cromwell Gray undertones?
- Is Cromwell Gray HC-103 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Cromwell Gray
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Cromwell Gray HC-103
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Cromwell Gray HC-103 |
| Code: | HC-103 |
| Name: | Cromwell Gray |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Cromwell Gray?
Benjamin Moore Cromwell Gray HC-103 is a muted midtone gray with a brown-yellow cast that gives it an earthy, weathered look. It reads warmer than a straight charcoal or blue-gray, with enough softness to keep larger wall areas from feeling heavy. In cooler daylight, Cromwell Gray can appear more subdued and gray, while warm artificial light brings forward its khaki-brown undertones. Use it on living room walls, a study, or exterior trim alongside creamy off-whites, aged brass, natural oak, and linen upholstery. Deep olive, charcoal, and dusty clay accents also sit comfortably beside this shade.
Cromwell Gray for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Cromwell Gray for living room (3 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore HC-103 for bathroom (3 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark beige real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore HC-103 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Cromwell Gray for exterior (11 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Benjamin Moore Cromwell Gray reviews (3 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige 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 Cromwell Gray undertones?
Cromwell Gray reads as a dark, highly muted gray-brown with a subtle yellow-leaning warmth in the supplied digital sample. Its low saturation keeps it close to neutral, so the color’s brown cast is restrained rather than strongly earthy. Benjamin Moore describes it as a dark neutral with elements of brown and green, which fits its overall neutral family while suggesting that the visible cast may shift slightly depending on surrounding colors and light. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its brown-yellow warmth, while cool daylight may make it appear grayer and less warm.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
127, 119, 102
Is Benjamin Moore Cromwell Gray cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 41°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
HC-103 Cromwell Gray HSL code: 41, 11%, 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 Cromwell Gray
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Cromwell Gray:
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
HC-103
Cromwell Gray
Darker shades
HC-103
Cromwell Gray
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 Cromwell Gray 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 Cromwell Gray
Cromwell Gray has an LRV of 19.62% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 19.62%, 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 | #7F7766 |
| RGB Decimal | 127, 119, 102 |
| RGB Percent | 49.80%, 46.67%, 40.00% |
| HSV | Hue: 41° Saturation: 19.69% Value: 49.8% |
| HSL | hsl(41, 11, 45) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.3 Yellow: 19.69 Key: 50.2 |
| YIQ | Y: 119.454 I: 10.23 Q: -3.598 |
| XYZ | X: 17.747 Y: 18.665 Z: 15.235 |
| CIE Lab | L:50.293 a:0.034 b:10.469 |
| CIE Luv | L:50.293 u:5.796 v:13.606 |
| Decimal | 8353638 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.203, -2.281, 9.335 |
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