Benjamin Moore Driftwood 2107-40
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| Official page: | Driftwood 2107-40 |
| Code: | 2107-40 |
| Name: | Driftwood |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Driftwood?
Benjamin Moore Driftwood 2107-40 is a muted medium taupe with a noticeable brown cast and a soft gray veil. Its restrained, low-saturation look keeps it grounded rather than overly warm, making it a practical neutral for living rooms, bedrooms, or hallways. In bright daylight, Driftwood can read as a weathered beige-gray, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its earthy brown side. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, aged brass, linen upholstery, and natural oak for a layered, relaxed interior. It has enough depth for cabinetry or an accent wall, yet remains quiet enough to use across all four walls.
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What are Benjamin Moore Driftwood undertones?
Driftwood is a midtone, muted caramel tan. The HEX sample leans orange; 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:
151, 132, 119
Is Benjamin Moore Driftwood cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 24°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
2107-40 Driftwood HSL code: 24, 13%, 53%
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 Driftwood
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 Driftwood:
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
2107-40
Driftwood
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 Driftwood with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Lace and Nimbus Gray.
LRV of Driftwood
Driftwood has an LRV of 25.29% 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 25.29%, 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 | #978477 |
| RGB Decimal | 151, 132, 119 |
| RGB Percent | 59.22%, 51.76%, 46.67% |
| HSV | Hue: 24° Saturation: 21.19% Value: 59.22% |
| HSL | hsl(24, 13, 53) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 12.58 Yellow: 21.19 Key: 40.78 |
| YIQ | Y: 136.199 I: 15.5 Q: -0.026 |
| XYZ | X: 24.343 Y: 24.414 Z: 20.878 |
| CIE Lab | L:56.5 a:5.028 b:9.672 |
| CIE Luv | L:56.5 u:12.501 v:12.128 |
| Decimal | 9929847 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.411, 1.472, 9.536 |
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