Benjamin Moore Iced Coffee CSP-985
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| Official page: | Iced Coffee CSP-985 |
| Code: | CSP-985 |
| Name: | Iced Coffee |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Iced Coffee?
Benjamin Moore Iced Coffee CSP-985 is a muted medium brown with a golden khaki cast that keeps it warm without reading overly orange. Its grounded, earthy depth makes it a strong option for dining rooms, studies, mudrooms, or cabinetry where a pale neutral would feel too slight. In bright daylight, this shade can show more of its softened ochre and tan qualities, while lower light brings out its deeper brown side. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm beige stone, aged brass, natural oak, and woven textures for a layered look. Against charcoal, black metal, or dark walnut, Iced Coffee provides a softer transition than a deeper espresso brown.
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What are Benjamin Moore Iced Coffee undertones?
Iced Coffee is a midtone, soft 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:
152, 126, 85
Is Benjamin Moore Iced Coffee cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 37°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
CSP-985 Iced Coffee HSL code: 37, 28%, 46%
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 Iced Coffee
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 Iced Coffee:
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
CSP-985
Iced Coffee
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 Iced Coffee with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.
LRV of Iced Coffee
Iced Coffee has an LRV of 22.83% 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 22.83%, 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 | #987E55 |
| RGB Decimal | 152, 126, 85 |
| RGB Percent | 59.61%, 49.41%, 33.33% |
| HSV | Hue: 37° Saturation: 44.08% Value: 59.61% |
| HSL | hsl(37, 28, 46) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.11 Yellow: 44.08 Key: 40.39 |
| YIQ | Y: 129.1 I: 28.669 Q: -7.259 |
| XYZ | X: 22.05 Y: 22.254 Z: 11.726 |
| CIE Lab | L:54.296 a:4.229 b:26.046 |
| CIE Luv | L:54.296 u:19.561 v:30.955 |
| Decimal | 9993813 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.174, 0.879, 18.285 |
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