Benjamin Moore Harvest Time 186
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| Official page: | Harvest Time 186 |
| Code: | 186 |
| Name: | Harvest Time |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Harvest Time?
Benjamin Moore Harvest Time 186 is a light, warm golden beige with a soft yellow cast and a gently muted finish. Its #EACFA0 color value keeps it airy rather than heavy, making it a good fit for living rooms, breakfast nooks, and hallways that need more warmth without a strong saturated yellow. In bright daylight, Harvest Time reads as a creamy wheat tone, while evening light can bring out its richer honey-beige character. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven rattan, and linen upholstery for a layered, grounded look. Deep olive, rust, and softened charcoal accents give this shade useful contrast without fighting its warmth.
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What are Benjamin Moore Harvest Time undertones?
Harvest Time is a light, soft golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:
234, 207, 160
Is Benjamin Moore Harvest Time cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 38° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
186 Harvest Time HSL code: 38, 64%, 77%
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 Harvest Time
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Harvest Time:
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
186
Harvest Time
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 Harvest Time with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Benjamin Moore Denim Wash and Harlequin Blue.
LRV of Harvest Time
Harvest Time has an LRV of 62.64% 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 62.64%, 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 | #EACFA0 |
| RGB Decimal | 234, 207, 160 |
| RGB Percent | 91.76%, 81.18%, 62.75% |
| HSV | Hue: 38° Saturation: 31.62% Value: 91.76% |
| HSL | hsl(38, 64, 77) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.54 Yellow: 31.62 Key: 8.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 209.715 I: 31.192 Q: -8.915 |
| XYZ | X: 62.59 Y: 64.658 Z: 42.432 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.307 a:2.644 b:26.859 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.307 u:19.764 v:36.636 |
| Decimal | 15388576 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.41, -1.777, 25.001 |
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