Benjamin Moore Deep Creek 1477

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Official page:Deep Creek 1477
Code:1477
Name:Deep Creek
Brand:Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Deep Creek?

Benjamin Moore Deep Creek 1477 is a muted, medium-dark gray-brown with a noticeable earthy olive cast. Its low saturation keeps it grounded and softened rather than heavily green, giving walls a weathered stone or aged wood impression. In brighter daylight, the gray and khaki notes are easier to see; warmer artificial light can draw out its brown undertone. Deep Creek suits studies, dining rooms, mudrooms, and exterior trim where a darker neutral feels appropriate without reading black. Pair it with warm off-whites, putty beige, natural oak, aged brass, and charcoal accents for a layered, material-focused look.

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What are Benjamin Moore Deep Creek undertones?

Deep Creek is a midtone, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:

#6B655B

RGB code:

107, 101, 91

Is Benjamin Moore Deep Creek cool or warm?

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With a hue of 37°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

1477 Deep Creek HSL code: 37, 8%, 39%

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 Deep Creek

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 sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll 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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Deep Creek:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

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 Deep Creek with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.

LRV of Deep Creek

Deep Creek has an LRV of 14.71% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 14.71%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

FormatCode
HEX#6B655B
RGB Decimal107, 101, 91
RGB Percent41.96%, 39.61%, 35.69%
HSVHue: 37° Saturation: 14.95% Value: 41.96%
HSLhsl(37, 8, 39)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.61 Yellow: 14.95 Key: 58.04
YIQY: 101.654 I: 6.789 Q: -1.843
XYZX: 12.605 Y: 13.189 Z: 11.776
CIE LabL:43.046 a:0.471 b:6.514
CIE LuvL:43.046 u:4.095 v:8.192
Decimal7038299
Hunter Lab36.316, -1.597, 6.195

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