Benjamin Moore Gardenia AF-10
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- Gardenia for living room (6 photos)
- Benjamin Moore AF-10 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Gardenia reviews (5 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Gardenia undertones?
- Is Gardenia AF-10 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Gardenia
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Gardenia AF-10
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Gardenia AF-10 |
| Code: | AF-10 |
| Name: | Gardenia |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Gardenia?
Benjamin Moore Gardenia AF-10 is a very pale off-white with a soft, warm cast that keeps it from reading as stark white. Its #F3F0E9 value suggests a lightly creamy, almost parchment-like appearance, with subtle beige-yellow undertones rather than a crisp blue-gray edge. In bright daylight, Gardenia can look clean and airy, while evening light is likely to bring out its gentle warmth. It is well suited to whole-room walls, ceilings, and trim when a low-contrast white scheme is desired. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, woven textures, and muted earthy accents for a quiet, layered interior.
Gardenia for living room (6 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore AF-10 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Gardenia reviews (5 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Benjamin Moore Gardenia undertones?
Gardenia AF-10 reads as a bright, very light near-white with low saturation and an overall neutral-to-soft-warm character. In the supplied digital sample, the yellow direction is slight and too weak to support a confident visible undertone call on its own. Benjamin Moore describes it as a bright white with soft pink undertones, which suggests a subtle rosy bias within its predominantly white appearance rather than a strongly pink color. Warm artificial light may make its softness appear a little warmer, while cool daylight can make it look cleaner and more neutral.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
243, 240, 233
Is Benjamin Moore Gardenia cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 42°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
AF-10 Gardenia HSL code: 42, 29%, 93%
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 Gardenia
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Gardenia:
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-10
Gardenia
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 Gardenia with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.
LRV of Gardenia
Gardenia has an LRV of 85.03% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all 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 85.03%, 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 | #F3F0E9 |
| RGB Decimal | 243, 240, 233 |
| RGB Percent | 95.29%, 94.12%, 91.37% |
| HSV | Hue: 42° Saturation: 4.12% Value: 95.29% |
| HSL | hsl(42, 29, 93) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.23 Yellow: 4.12 Key: 4.71 |
| YIQ | Y: 240.099 I: 4.037 Q: -1.544 |
| XYZ | X: 82.827 Y: 87.258 Z: 89.548 |
| CIE Lab | L:94.848 a:-0.21 b:3.735 |
| CIE Luv | L:94.848 u:2.098 v:5.737 |
| Decimal | 15986921 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.412, -5.199, 8.551 |
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