Benjamin Moore Hillcrest Tan 1078
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| Official page: | Hillcrest Tan 1078 |
| Code: | 1078 |
| Name: | Hillcrest Tan |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Hillcrest Tan?
Benjamin Moore Hillcrest Tan 1078 is a medium-depth tan with a warm, softly golden cast and an earthy brown base. Its muted saturation keeps it from reading too yellow, giving walls a grounded, natural presence rather than a bright beige look. In strong daylight, this color can appear lighter and more sand-toned, while evening light draws out its deeper caramel-brown character. Hillcrest Tan suits living rooms, dining rooms, and entryways, especially alongside creamy whites, dark wood furniture, aged brass, and woven natural-fiber textiles. For contrast, pair it with deep olive greens or charcoal-gray accents.
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What are Benjamin Moore Hillcrest Tan undertones?
Hillcrest Tan is a midtone, muted caramel tan. 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:
160, 132, 97
Is Benjamin Moore Hillcrest Tan cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 33°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
1078 Hillcrest Tan HSL code: 33, 25%, 50%
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 Hillcrest Tan
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 Hillcrest Tan:
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 Hillcrest Tan with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Benjamin Moore Van Courtland Blue and Nocturnal Gray.
LRV of Hillcrest Tan
Hillcrest Tan has an LRV of 24.96% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 24.96%, 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 | #A08461 |
| RGB Decimal | 160, 132, 97 |
| RGB Percent | 62.75%, 51.76%, 38.04% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 39.38% Value: 62.75% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 25, 50) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.5 Yellow: 39.38 Key: 37.25 |
| YIQ | Y: 136.382 I: 27.932 Q: -4.969 |
| XYZ | X: 24.907 Y: 24.84 Z: 14.789 |
| CIE Lab | L:56.92 a:5.651 b:22.917 |
| CIE Luv | L:56.92 u:20.439 v:27.824 |
| Decimal | 10519649 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.84, 1.982, 17.295 |
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