Benjamin Moore Delaware Putty 240
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- Delaware Putty for bedroom (1 photo)
- What are Benjamin Moore Delaware Putty undertones?
- Is Delaware Putty 240 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Delaware Putty
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Delaware Putty 240
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Delaware Putty 240 |
| Code: | 240 |
| Name: | Delaware Putty |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Delaware Putty?
Benjamin Moore Delaware Putty 240 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable yellow-beige cast that keeps it warmer than a typical greige. Its soft, low-saturation appearance gives walls a gently aged, plaster-like look rather than a crisp cream finish. In bright daylight, this shade can read as pale wheat or sand, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its deeper putty and golden undertones. It suits living rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where a quiet neutral is wanted without the starkness of white. Pair Delaware Putty with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, and earthy brown or olive accents.
Delaware Putty for bedroom
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What are Benjamin Moore Delaware Putty undertones?
Delaware Putty is a 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:
221, 211, 183
Is Benjamin Moore Delaware Putty cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 44°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
240 Delaware Putty HSL code: 44, 36%, 79%
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 Delaware Putty
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 Delaware Putty:
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
240
Delaware Putty
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 Delaware Putty 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 Delaware Putty
Delaware Putty has an LRV of 63.16% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 63.16%, 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 | #DDD3B7 |
| RGB Decimal | 221, 211, 183 |
| RGB Percent | 86.67%, 82.75%, 71.76% |
| HSV | Hue: 44° Saturation: 17.19% Value: 86.67% |
| HSL | hsl(44, 36, 79) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.52 Yellow: 17.19 Key: 13.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 210.798 I: 14.957 Q: -6.598 |
| XYZ | X: 61.659 Y: 65.381 Z: 54.158 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.679 a:-1.128 b:15.121 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.679 u:7.557 v:22.068 |
| Decimal | 14537655 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.858, -5.385, 16.889 |
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