Benjamin Moore North Star 288
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| Official page: | North Star 288 |
| Code: | 288 |
| Name: | North Star |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore North Star?
Benjamin Moore North Star 288 is a very light, creamy yellow with a soft warm cast. Its pale, low-saturation appearance keeps the color closer to an off-white than a bold yellow, while the #F4EDCC value gives it a noticeable hint of butter and parchment. In daylight, North Star can read as a gentle ivory-yellow; under warm lamps, its golden side is likely to become more apparent. It suits kitchens, breakfast rooms, halls, and bedrooms where a clean but not stark wall color is wanted. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven textures, and muted greens or dusty blue-gray accents for contrast.
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What are Benjamin Moore North Star undertones?
North Star is a near-white, muted pale yellow. 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:
244, 237, 204
Is Benjamin Moore North Star cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 49° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
288 North Star HSL code: 49, 65%, 88%
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 North Star
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 North Star:
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 North Star with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 229, such as Benjamin Moore Yin Yang and Wizard.
LRV of North Star
North Star has an LRV of 81.13% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 81.13%, 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 | #F4EDCC |
| RGB Decimal | 244, 237, 204 |
| RGB Percent | 95.69%, 92.94%, 80.00% |
| HSV | Hue: 50° Saturation: 16.39% Value: 95.69% |
| HSL | hsl(49, 65, 88) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.87 Yellow: 16.39 Key: 4.31 |
| YIQ | Y: 235.331 I: 14.776 Q: -8.789 |
| XYZ | X: 78.49 Y: 84.162 Z: 69.221 |
| CIE Lab | L:93.521 a:-2.977 b:16.858 |
| CIE Luv | L:93.521 u:5.957 v:25.281 |
| Decimal | 16051660 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.74, -7.826, 19.482 |
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