Benjamin Moore Dune Grass 492
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| Official page: | Dune Grass 492 |
| Code: | 492 |
| Name: | Dune Grass |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Dune Grass?
Benjamin Moore Dune Grass 492 is a light, muted neutral with a soft yellow-beige base and a restrained olive cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overtly green, giving walls a gently weathered, organic look instead. In bright daylight, this shade can appear closer to pale cream, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its earthy khaki undertone. Use it in living rooms, bedrooms, or hallways alongside warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, and aged brass. Dune Grass also pairs well with dusty blue-gray accents and deeper olive or brown tones for a layered, grounded palette.
Benjamin Moore 492 on kitchen cabinets
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm green hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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What are Benjamin Moore Dune Grass undertones?
Dune Grass 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:
218, 217, 190
Is Benjamin Moore Dune Grass cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 58°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
492 Dune Grass HSL code: 58, 27%, 80%
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 Dune Grass
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Dune Grass:
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
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 Dune Grass with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 238, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Luxe.
LRV of Dune Grass
Dune Grass has an LRV of 66.62% 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 66.62%, 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 | #DAD9BE |
| RGB Decimal | 218, 217, 190 |
| RGB Percent | 85.49%, 85.10%, 74.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 58° Saturation: 12.84% Value: 85.49% |
| HSL | hsl(58, 27, 80) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.46 Yellow: 12.84 Key: 14.51 |
| YIQ | Y: 214.221 I: 9.272 Q: -8.191 |
| XYZ | X: 63.019 Y: 68.249 Z: 58.555 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.131 a:-4.226 b:13.447 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.131 u:2.056 v:20.405 |
| Decimal | 14342590 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.613, -8.41, 15.806 |
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