Benjamin Moore Mascarpone AF-20
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- Mascarpone for living room (3 photos)
- Benjamin Moore AF-20 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
- Benjamin Moore Mascarpone reviews (5 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Mascarpone undertones?
- Is Mascarpone AF-20 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Mascarpone
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Mascarpone AF-20
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Mascarpone AF-20 |
| Code: | AF-20 |
| Name: | Mascarpone |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Mascarpone?
Benjamin Moore Mascarpone AF-20 is a very light off-white with a soft creamy-yellow cast that keeps it from reading stark or icy. Its high brightness makes it well suited to walls and ceilings in rooms that need an open, gently warmed backdrop. In direct daylight, Mascarpone can appear close to white, while lower or warmer artificial light brings out its subtle butter-toned undertone. Pair it with natural oak, pale limestone, woven linen, and muted green or clay accents for a grounded palette. It is especially effective in kitchens, breakfast rooms, and bedrooms where a crisp white might feel too sharp.
Mascarpone for living room (3 photos)
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Benjamin Moore AF-20 on kitchen cabinets
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm yellow hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Mascarpone reviews (5 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this yellow that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Benjamin Moore Mascarpone undertones?
Mascarpone is a near-white, very muted cream. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:
248, 247, 232
Is Benjamin Moore Mascarpone cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 56°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
AF-20 Mascarpone HSL code: 56, 53%, 94%
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 Mascarpone
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 Mascarpone:
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
AF-20
Mascarpone
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 Mascarpone with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 236, such as Benjamin Moore Flower Box and Queen's Wreath.
LRV of Mascarpone
Mascarpone has an LRV of 89% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all 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 89%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #F8F7E8 |
| RGB Decimal | 248, 247, 232 |
| RGB Percent | 97.25%, 96.86%, 90.98% |
| HSV | Hue: 56° Saturation: 6.45% Value: 97.25% |
| HSL | hsl(56, 53, 94) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.4 Yellow: 6.45 Key: 2.75 |
| YIQ | Y: 245.589 I: 5.416 Q: -4.456 |
| XYZ | X: 86.535 Y: 92.305 Z: 89.58 |
| CIE Lab | L:96.945 a:-2.226 b:7.328 |
| CIE Luv | L:96.945 u:1.396 v:11.524 |
| Decimal | 16316392 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.075, -7.358, 11.971 |
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