Benjamin Moore Grége Avenue / CC-454 / Cobblestone / 991
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| Official page: | Grége Avenue 991 |
| Code: | 991 |
| Name: | Grége Avenue |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Grége Avenue?
Benjamin Moore Grége Avenue 991 is a muted mid-light greige with a noticeably warm, softly taupe cast. Its #B7A99C value suggests a low-saturation blend of beige, gray, and a faint earthy rosy note, rather than a crisp or yellowed neutral. In bright daylight, it can read as a gentle stone beige, while lower or cooler light may bring its gray side forward. Use it on living room, bedroom, or hallway walls where a quiet neutral is wanted without the starkness of pale gray. Pair Grége Avenue with creamy off-whites, weathered oak, linen upholstery, charcoal details, and aged brass for a grounded, natural-looking scheme.
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What are Benjamin Moore Grége Avenue undertones?
Grége Avenue is a mid-light, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-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:
183, 169, 156
Is Benjamin Moore Grége Avenue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 29°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
991 Grége Avenue HSL code: 29, 16%, 66%
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 Grége Avenue
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 Grége Avenue:
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 Grége Avenue with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Benjamin Moore Nimbus Gray and Providence Blue.
LRV of Grége Avenue
Grége Avenue has an LRV of 40.74% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 40.74%, 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 | #B7A99C |
| RGB Decimal | 183, 169, 156 |
| RGB Percent | 71.76%, 66.27%, 61.18% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 14.75% Value: 71.76% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 16, 66) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.65 Yellow: 14.75 Key: 28.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 171.704 I: 12.52 Q: -1.084 |
| XYZ | X: 39.716 Y: 40.844 Z: 37.235 |
| CIE Lab | L:70.067 a:2.829 b:8.531 |
| CIE Luv | L:70.067 u:9.178 v:11.622 |
| Decimal | 12036508 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.91, -0.914, 10.193 |
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