Benjamin Moore Lenox Tan HC-44
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| Official page: | Lenox Tan HC-44 |
| Code: | HC-44 |
| Name: | Lenox Tan |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Lenox Tan?
Benjamin Moore Lenox Tan HC-44 is a muted, medium-light tan with a softly golden beige cast. Its low-contrast, earthy character keeps it from reading too yellow, giving walls a grounded color that still reflects a comfortable amount of light. In bright daylight, Lenox Tan can appear more like warm sand, while lower or cooler light may bring out its slightly grayer, weathered side. It suits living rooms, hallways, and dining spaces where wood furniture, woven textures, aged brass, or natural stone are part of the mix. Pair this shade with creamy off-whites, deep brown accents, olive greens, or charcoal for definition.
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What are Benjamin Moore Lenox Tan undertones?
Lenox Tan is a mid-light, 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:
194, 174, 142
Is Benjamin Moore Lenox Tan cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 37°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HC-44 Lenox Tan HSL code: 37, 30%, 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 Lenox 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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Lenox 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
HC-44
Lenox Tan
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 Lenox Tan 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 Lenox Tan
Lenox Tan has an LRV of 43.14% 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 43.14%, 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 | #C2AE8E |
| RGB Decimal | 194, 174, 142 |
| RGB Percent | 76.08%, 68.24%, 55.69% |
| HSV | Hue: 37° Saturation: 26.8% Value: 76.08% |
| HSL | hsl(37, 30, 66) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.31 Yellow: 26.8 Key: 23.92 |
| YIQ | Y: 176.332 I: 22.201 Q: -5.728 |
| XYZ | X: 42.267 Y: 43.696 Z: 31.792 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.025 a:2.226 b:19.084 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.025 u:14.361 v:25.779 |
| Decimal | 12758670 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.103, -1.546, 17.757 |
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