Benjamin Moore Middlebury Brown HC-68
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- Benjamin Moore Middlebury Brown reviews (3 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Middlebury Brown undertones?
- Is Middlebury Brown HC-68 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Middlebury Brown
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Middlebury Brown HC-68
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Middlebury Brown HC-68 |
| Code: | HC-68 |
| Name: | Middlebury Brown |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Middlebury Brown?
Benjamin Moore Middlebury Brown HC-68 is a muted, medium-dark brown with a softly warm cast and a noticeable gray restraint. Its low-saturation character keeps it from reading overly red or orange, giving the color a grounded, earthy appearance. In bright light, it can look like a softened brown with subtle taupe influence, while lower light emphasizes its deeper, shadowed side. Middlebury Brown suits studies, dining rooms, entryways, and cabinetry where a substantial neutral is wanted without the starkness of black. Pair it with creamy off-whites, weathered wood, aged brass, charcoal textiles, or muted green accents for a layered interior palette.
Benjamin Moore Middlebury Brown reviews (3 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Middlebury Brown undertones?
Middlebury Brown is a deep, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. 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:
105, 89, 77
Is Benjamin Moore Middlebury Brown cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 26°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HC-68 Middlebury Brown HSL code: 26, 15%, 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 Middlebury Brown
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 Middlebury Brown:
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-68
Middlebury Brown
Darker shades
HC-68
Middlebury Brown
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 Middlebury Brown with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 206, such as Benjamin Moore Nimbus Gray and Providence Blue.
LRV of Middlebury Brown
Middlebury Brown has an LRV of 10.72% 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 10.72%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #69594D |
| RGB Decimal | 105, 89, 77 |
| RGB Percent | 41.18%, 34.90%, 30.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 26° Saturation: 26.67% Value: 41.18% |
| HSL | hsl(26, 15, 36) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 15.24 Yellow: 26.67 Key: 58.82 |
| YIQ | Y: 92.416 I: 13.391 Q: -0.35 |
| XYZ | X: 10.738 Y: 10.684 Z: 8.516 |
| CIE Lab | L:39.043 a:4.453 b:9.372 |
| CIE Luv | L:39.043 u:10.498 v:10.606 |
| Decimal | 6904141 |
| Hunter Lab | 32.687, 1.436, 7.434 |
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