Benjamin Moore French Press AF-170
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- French Press for living room (1 photo)
- Benjamin Moore French Press reviews (2 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore French Press undertones?
- Is French Press AF-170 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on French Press
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of French Press AF-170
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | French Press AF-170 |
| Code: | AF-170 |
| Name: | French Press |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore French Press?
Benjamin Moore French Press AF-170 is a deep, muted brown with a soft charcoal cast and restrained warm undertones. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly red or rustic, giving the color a grounded, nearly smoky appearance. In warm daylight, French Press shows more of its earthy brown base; in lower light, it can appear closer to a softened black-brown. It suits library walls, dining rooms, and built-in cabinetry, especially alongside creamy off-whites, putty neutrals, aged brass, and natural stone. On exterior trim or a front door, this shade offers strong definition without the starkness of pure black.
French Press for living room
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore French Press reviews (2 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore French Press undertones?
French Press is a deep, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear 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:
RGB code:
95, 77, 67
Is Benjamin Moore French Press cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 21°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
AF-170 French Press HSL code: 21, 17%, 32%
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 French Press
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore French Press:
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
AF-170
French Press
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 French Press with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 201, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of French Press
French Press has an LRV of 9.89% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 9.89%, 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 | #5F4D43 |
| RGB Decimal | 95, 77, 67 |
| RGB Percent | 37.25%, 30.20%, 26.27% |
| HSV | Hue: 21° Saturation: 29.47% Value: 37.25% |
| HSL | hsl(21, 17, 32) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 18.95 Yellow: 29.47 Key: 62.75 |
| YIQ | Y: 81.242 I: 13.94 Q: 0.696 |
| XYZ | X: 8.386 Y: 8.146 Z: 6.439 |
| CIE Lab | L:34.286 a:5.846 b:8.778 |
| CIE Luv | L:34.286 u:11.565 v:9.258 |
| Decimal | 6245699 |
| Hunter Lab | 28.542, 2.501, 6.603 |
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