Benjamin Moore Dulce de Leche CSP-250
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| Official page: | Dulce de Leche CSP-250 |
| Code: | CSP-250 |
| Name: | Dulce de Leche |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Dulce de Leche?
Benjamin Moore Dulce de Leche CSP-250 is a light, muted beige with a warm cream-and-tan cast. Its low-contrast, softly dusty appearance keeps it from reading overly yellow, while the pale value helps it hold plenty of light on broad walls. In sunny rooms, Dulce de Leche can appear creamier and warmer; under cooler artificial light, its gentle gray-beige softness may become more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral backdrop is wanted without the starkness of white. Pair it with ivory trim, medium oak, woven linen, aged brass, and deeper accents in chocolate brown or muted olive.
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What are Benjamin Moore Dulce de Leche undertones?
Dulce de Leche is a light, muted sandy beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-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:
223, 211, 189
Is Benjamin Moore Dulce de Leche cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 39°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
CSP-250 Dulce de Leche HSL code: 39, 35%, 81%
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 Dulce de Leche
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 Dulce de Leche:
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
CSP-250
Dulce de Leche
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 Dulce de Leche with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 219, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.
LRV of Dulce de Leche
Dulce de Leche has an LRV of 64.54% 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 64.54%, 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 | #DFD3BD |
| RGB Decimal | 223, 211, 189 |
| RGB Percent | 87.45%, 82.75%, 74.12% |
| HSV | Hue: 39° Saturation: 15.25% Value: 87.45% |
| HSL | hsl(39, 35, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.38 Yellow: 15.25 Key: 12.55 |
| YIQ | Y: 212.08 I: 14.22 Q: -4.308 |
| XYZ | X: 62.91 Y: 65.952 Z: 57.546 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.972 a:0.519 b:12.387 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.972 u:8.405 v:17.979 |
| Decimal | 14668733 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.211, -3.844, 14.834 |
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