Benjamin Moore Mexican Hot Chocolate CSP-1080
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- Mexican Hot Chocolate for bedroom (1 photo)
- Mexican Hot Chocolate for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Mexican Hot Chocolate for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore CSP-1080 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Mexican Hot Chocolate reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Mexican Hot Chocolate undertones?
- Is Mexican Hot Chocolate CSP-1080 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Mexican Hot Chocolate
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Mexican Hot Chocolate CSP-1080
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Mexican Hot Chocolate CSP-1080 |
| Code: | CSP-1080 |
| Name: | Mexican Hot Chocolate |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Mexican Hot Chocolate?
Benjamin Moore Mexican Hot Chocolate CSP-1080 is a deep, earthy brown with a pronounced burnt-orange cast. Its color value, #8B5C2B, gives it a warm, spice-toned look that reads richer and more grounded than a standard neutral brown. In bright daylight, the terracotta-like warmth is more apparent, while lower light lets it settle into a darker cocoa brown. Mexican Hot Chocolate can bring useful depth to a dining room, den, or entry wall, and it is especially effective on cabinetry or a painted accent wall. Pair it with creamy off-whites, muted clay shades, black metal, natural oak, and woven leather for a layered, material-focused interior.
Mexican Hot Chocolate for bedroom
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Mexican Hot Chocolate for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore CSP-1080 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark beige real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore CSP-1080 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Mexican Hot Chocolate reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige 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 Mexican Hot Chocolate undertones?
Mexican Hot Chocolate is a midtone, soft 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:
139, 92, 43
Is Benjamin Moore Mexican Hot Chocolate cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 31° on the HSL hue wheel, this brown sits firmly on the warm side.
CSP-1080 Mexican Hot Chocolate HSL code: 31, 53%, 36%
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 Mexican Hot Chocolate
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 Mexican Hot Chocolate:
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
CSP-1080
Mexican Hot Chocolate
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 Mexican Hot Chocolate with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 211, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Dusk and Hamilton Blue.
LRV of Mexican Hot Chocolate
Mexican Hot Chocolate has an LRV of 14.48% 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 14.48%, 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 | #8B5C2B |
| RGB Decimal | 139, 92, 43 |
| RGB Percent | 54.51%, 36.08%, 16.86% |
| HSV | Hue: 31° Saturation: 69.06% Value: 54.51% |
| HSL | hsl(31, 53, 36) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 33.81 Yellow: 69.06 Key: 45.49 |
| YIQ | Y: 100.467 I: 43.753 Q: -5.307 |
| XYZ | X: 14.912 Y: 13.319 Z: 4.07 |
| CIE Lab | L:43.24 a:14.325 b:35.265 |
| CIE Luv | L:43.24 u:36.553 v:33.696 |
| Decimal | 9133099 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.495, 9.067, 18.934 |
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