Benjamin Moore Crown Point Sand HC-90
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| Official page: | Crown Point Sand HC-90 |
| Code: | HC-90 |
| Name: | Crown Point Sand |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Crown Point Sand?
Benjamin Moore Crown Point Sand HC-90 is a muted light beige with a noticeable sandy yellow cast and a soft, earthy warmth. Its low-saturation character keeps it from reading overly golden, giving walls a quiet, natural backdrop rather than a strong color statement. In bright daylight, it can appear lighter and more cream-beige, while evening lighting tends to bring out its warmer tan side. Crown Point Sand suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where wood flooring, linen upholstery, aged brass, or woven natural-fiber accents are part of the palette. Pair it with warm whites, medium brown woods, and restrained olive or clay accents for a grounded, layered look.
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What are Benjamin Moore Crown Point Sand undertones?
Crown Point Sand is a mid-light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
206, 195, 164
Is Benjamin Moore Crown Point Sand cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 44°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HC-90 Crown Point Sand HSL code: 44, 30%, 73%
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 Crown Point Sand
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Crown Point Sand:
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-90
Crown Point Sand
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 Crown Point Sand with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Coastline.
LRV of Crown Point Sand
Crown Point Sand has an LRV of 52.91% 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 52.91%, 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 | #CEC3A4 |
| RGB Decimal | 206, 195, 164 |
| RGB Percent | 80.78%, 76.47%, 64.31% |
| HSV | Hue: 44° Saturation: 20.39% Value: 80.78% |
| HSL | hsl(44, 30, 73) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.34 Yellow: 20.39 Key: 19.22 |
| YIQ | Y: 194.755 I: 16.517 Q: -7.32 |
| XYZ | X: 51.669 Y: 54.833 Z: 42.974 |
| CIE Lab | L:78.945 a:-1.178 b:16.994 |
| CIE Luv | L:78.945 u:8.414 v:24.265 |
| Decimal | 13550500 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.05, -5.037, 17.426 |
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