Benjamin Moore Powell Buff HC-35
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- Benjamin Moore Powell Buff reviews (4 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Powell Buff undertones?
- Is Powell Buff HC-35 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Powell Buff
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Powell Buff HC-35
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Powell Buff HC-35 |
| Code: | HC-35 |
| Name: | Powell Buff |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Powell Buff?
Benjamin Moore Powell Buff HC-35 is a light, muted buff with a clear warm golden-beige cast. Its softened, low-saturation look keeps it from reading overly yellow, giving walls a gentle aged-plaster or natural linen effect. In bright daylight, Powell Buff can appear creamier and more open, while lower light brings out its deeper tan-beige side. It suits living rooms, dining rooms, halls, and bedrooms where a warm neutral is wanted without a stark white backdrop. Pair this shade with ivory trim, honeyed woods, woven natural fibers, and earthy accents in clay, olive, or soft brown.
Benjamin Moore Powell Buff reviews (4 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Powell Buff undertones?
Powell Buff is a light, muted beige with a clear yellow-leaning character rather than a pink or gray cast. The supplied digital color appears softly saturated and balanced on the red-green axis, so its warmth reads mainly as a gentle golden-yellow bias within the beige family. Benjamin Moore describes it as a “soothing, powdery beige,” which aligns with its visibly softened, low-intensity beige appearance. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear a little more neutral and subdued.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
222, 204, 167
Is Benjamin Moore Powell Buff cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 40° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
HC-35 Powell Buff HSL code: 40, 45%, 76%
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 Powell Buff
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 Powell Buff:
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
HC-35
Powell Buff
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 Powell Buff with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.
LRV of Powell Buff
Powell Buff has an LRV of 59.43% 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 59.43%, 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 | #DECCA7 |
| RGB Decimal | 222, 204, 167 |
| RGB Percent | 87.06%, 80.00%, 65.49% |
| HSV | Hue: 40° Saturation: 24.77% Value: 87.06% |
| HSL | hsl(40, 45, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.11 Yellow: 24.77 Key: 12.94 |
| YIQ | Y: 205.164 I: 22.616 Q: -7.707 |
| XYZ | X: 58.692 Y: 61.507 Z: 45.329 |
| CIE Lab | L:82.651 a:0.56 b:20.75 |
| CIE Luv | L:82.651 u:13.198 v:29.137 |
| Decimal | 14601383 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.426, -3.662, 20.63 |
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