Benjamin Moore Marble Canyon 227
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| Official page: | Marble Canyon 227 |
| Code: | 227 |
| Name: | Marble Canyon |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Marble Canyon?
Benjamin Moore Marble Canyon 227 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable golden-tan cast. Its #D5C8A6 value gives it a softly sun-warmed appearance rather than a cool gray-beige look. In bright daylight, the color can read as a pale sandy neutral, while lower or warmer light brings out more of its oatmeal and khaki undertones. Marble Canyon suits living rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where a gentle, low-contrast wall color is wanted. Pair it with creamy off-whites, medium wood tones, aged brass, linen upholstery, and muted olive or terracotta accents.
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What are Benjamin Moore Marble Canyon undertones?
Marble Canyon is a light, muted golden beige. 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:
213, 200, 166
Is Benjamin Moore Marble Canyon cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 43°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
227 Marble Canyon HSL code: 43, 36%, 74%
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 Marble Canyon
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 Marble Canyon:
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
227
Marble Canyon
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 Marble Canyon with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 223, such as Benjamin Moore Feather Gray and Bachelor Blue.
LRV of Marble Canyon
Marble Canyon has an LRV of 56.28% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 56.28%, 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 | #D5C8A6 |
| RGB Decimal | 213, 200, 166 |
| RGB Percent | 83.53%, 78.43%, 65.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 43° Saturation: 22.07% Value: 83.53% |
| HSL | hsl(43, 36, 74) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.1 Yellow: 22.07 Key: 16.47 |
| YIQ | Y: 200.011 I: 18.672 Q: -7.831 |
| XYZ | X: 54.977 Y: 58.209 Z: 44.405 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.855 a:-0.879 b:18.675 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.855 u:9.84 v:26.564 |
| Decimal | 14010534 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.295, -4.891, 18.898 |
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