Benjamin Moore Grant Beige HC-83
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- Grant Beige for living room (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore HC-83 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Grant Beige reviews (6 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Grant Beige undertones?
- Is Grant Beige HC-83 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Grant Beige
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Grant Beige HC-83
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Grant Beige HC-83 |
| Code: | HC-83 |
| Name: | Grant Beige |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Grant Beige?
Benjamin Moore Grant Beige HC-83 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable warm cast from its soft tan and creamy yellow undertones. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly golden, giving walls a gently weathered, natural look rather than a crisp cream finish. In bright daylight, Grant Beige can appear lighter and more neutral; under warm lamps, its beige warmth becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where wood furniture, linen upholstery, or woven natural-fiber rugs are part of the palette. Pair it with warm white trim, medium oak, aged brass, and dusty green or clay-colored accents for a grounded, cohesive interior.
Grant Beige for living room (4 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore HC-83 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Grant Beige reviews (6 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige 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 Grant Beige undertones?
Grant Beige reads as a light, muted beige with a gentle yellow-leaning warmth and low saturation. In the supplied digital sample, that yellow direction acts as a relative undertone bias within its overall beige-neutral appearance, rather than making it a strongly yellow color. Benjamin Moore describes it as an equal mix of gray and beige tones, which fits the visibly softened, slightly grayed character. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its beige warmth, while cool daylight can make its gray-neutral side appear more noticeable.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
206, 197, 176
Is Benjamin Moore Grant Beige cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 42°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HC-83 Grant Beige HSL code: 42, 23%, 75%
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 Grant Beige
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Grant Beige:
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
HC-83
Grant Beige
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 Grant Beige 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 Grant Beige
Grant Beige has an LRV of 55.81% 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 55.81%, 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 | #CEC5B0 |
| RGB Decimal | 206, 197, 176 |
| RGB Percent | 80.78%, 77.25%, 69.02% |
| HSV | Hue: 42° Saturation: 14.56% Value: 80.78% |
| HSL | hsl(42, 23, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.37 Yellow: 14.56 Key: 19.22 |
| YIQ | Y: 197.297 I: 12.111 Q: -4.631 |
| XYZ | X: 53.255 Y: 56.19 Z: 49.103 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.722 a:-0.39 b:11.666 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.722 u:6.548 v:16.926 |
| Decimal | 13551024 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.96, -4.364, 13.634 |
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