Benjamin Moore Lemon Meringue 2023-50
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| Official page: | Lemon Meringue 2023-50 |
| Code: | 2023-50 |
| Name: | Lemon Meringue |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Lemon Meringue?
Benjamin Moore Lemon Meringue 2023-50 is a light, creamy yellow with a clear buttery cast and little visual weight. Its soft saturation keeps it from reading as bright primary yellow, making it well suited to walls in kitchens, breakfast areas, or children’s rooms where a gentle wash of color is wanted. In strong daylight, Lemon Meringue appears cleaner and sunnier, while warmer artificial light can draw out its mellow creaminess. Pair it with warm white trim, pale natural wood, woven textures, and muted green or soft blue accents for contrast. It can also bring a quiet dose of color to a ceiling, interior door, or built-in cabinet without dominating the room.
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What are Benjamin Moore Lemon Meringue undertones?
Lemon Meringue is a near-white, soft pale yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
254, 240, 161
Is Benjamin Moore Lemon Meringue cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 51° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
2023-50 Lemon Meringue HSL code: 51, 98%, 81%
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 Lemon Meringue
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 Lemon Meringue:
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
2023-50
Lemon Meringue
Darker shades
2023-50
Lemon Meringue
LRV of Lemon Meringue
Lemon Meringue has an LRV of 81.07% and refers to Off‑White 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 81.07%, 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 | #FEF0A1 |
| RGB Decimal | 254, 240, 161 |
| RGB Percent | 99.61%, 94.12%, 63.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 51° Saturation: 36.61% Value: 99.61% |
| HSL | hsl(51, 98, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.51 Yellow: 36.61 Key: 0.39 |
| YIQ | Y: 235.18 I: 33.729 Q: -21.623 |
| XYZ | X: 78.467 Y: 85.967 Z: 46.168 |
| CIE Lab | L:94.298 a:-6.373 b:39.916 |
| CIE Luv | L:94.298 u:12.879 v:55.468 |
| Decimal | 16707745 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.718, -11.193, 35.38 |
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