Benjamin Moore Moon Shadow 1516
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| Official page: | Moon Shadow 1516 |
| Code: | 1516 |
| Name: | Moon Shadow |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Moon Shadow?
Benjamin Moore Moon Shadow 1516 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable khaki-olive cast that keeps it from reading as a plain cream. Its low saturation gives walls a softened, slightly weathered look rather than a crisp or sugary warmth. In bright daylight, Moon Shadow can show more of its pale yellow-beige side, while lower or cooler light brings forward its gray-green undertone. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral with more character than standard beige is wanted. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, aged brass, linen upholstery, or deeper olive and charcoal accents.
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What are Benjamin Moore Moon Shadow undertones?
Moon Shadow is a light, muted straw beige. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
205, 202, 178
Is Benjamin Moore Moon Shadow cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 53°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
1516 Moon Shadow HSL code: 53, 21%, 75%
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 Moon Shadow
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Moon Shadow:
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
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 Moon Shadow with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 233, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Evening Dove.
LRV of Moon Shadow
Moon Shadow has an LRV of 56.97% 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 56.97%, 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 | #CDCAB2 |
| RGB Decimal | 205, 202, 178 |
| RGB Percent | 80.39%, 79.22%, 69.80% |
| HSV | Hue: 53° Saturation: 13.17% Value: 80.39% |
| HSL | hsl(53, 21, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.46 Yellow: 13.17 Key: 19.61 |
| YIQ | Y: 200.161 I: 9.5 Q: -6.834 |
| XYZ | X: 54.332 Y: 58.435 Z: 50.524 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.98 a:-3.055 b:12.369 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.98 u:3.092 v:18.454 |
| Decimal | 13486770 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.443, -6.906, 14.323 |
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