Benjamin Moore Long Valley Birch 1021
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| Official page: | Long Valley Birch 1021 |
| Code: | 1021 |
| Name: | Long Valley Birch |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Long Valley Birch?
Benjamin Moore Long Valley Birch 1021 is a muted medium-depth brown with a warm, weathered taupe cast. Its softened color value keeps it from reading overly red or orange, giving walls a grounded look with a gentle gray-brown restraint. In daylight, this shade can show more of its warm brown character, while lower light brings out its deeper, quieter side. It suits studies, dining rooms, mudrooms, and bedrooms where a darker neutral feels appropriate without becoming heavy. Pair Long Valley Birch with creamy off-whites, aged brass, natural oak, charcoal textiles, and stone or leather finishes.
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What are Benjamin Moore Long Valley Birch undertones?
Long Valley Birch is a midtone, muted terracotta. The HEX sample leans 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:
136, 115, 97
Is Benjamin Moore Long Valley Birch cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 28°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
1021 Long Valley Birch HSL code: 28, 17%, 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 Long Valley Birch
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 Long Valley Birch:
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
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Long Valley Birch
Darker shades
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Long Valley Birch
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 Long Valley Birch with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 208, such as Benjamin Moore Nimbus Gray and Providence Blue.
LRV of Long Valley Birch
Long Valley Birch has an LRV of 19.06% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 19.06%, 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 | #887361 |
| RGB Decimal | 136, 115, 97 |
| RGB Percent | 53.33%, 45.10%, 38.04% |
| HSV | Hue: 28° Saturation: 28.68% Value: 53.33% |
| HSL | hsl(28, 17, 46) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 15.44 Yellow: 28.68 Key: 46.67 |
| YIQ | Y: 119.227 I: 18.298 Q: -1.159 |
| XYZ | X: 18.442 Y: 18.359 Z: 13.878 |
| CIE Lab | L:49.929 a:5.284 b:13.019 |
| CIE Luv | L:49.929 u:14.314 v:15.717 |
| Decimal | 8942433 |
| Hunter Lab | 42.848, 1.843, 10.79 |
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