# Benjamin Moore Powell Buff

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-powell-buff-hc-35](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-powell-buff-hc-35)

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.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Benjamin Moore
- **Color name:** Powell Buff
- **Color code:** HC-35
- **HEX:** #DECCA7
- **RGB:** 222, 204, 167
- **LRV:** 59.43%
- **Brightness:** Light
- **Color families:** Yellow, Beige
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red

## Color codes
- **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

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Benjamin Moore Pittsfield Buff](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-pittsfield-buff-hc-24)
- [Benjamin Moore Crumb Cake](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-crumb-cakereg-csp-1010)
- [Sherwin Williams Straw Harvest](https://plan-home.com/color/straw-harvest-sw-7698)
- [Sherwin Williams Ancestral Gold](https://plan-home.com/color/ancestral-gold-sw-6407)
- [Benjamin Moore Dunmore Cream](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-dunmore-cream-hc-29)
- [Benjamin Moore Monroe Bisque](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-monroe-bisque-hc-26)
- [Benjamin Moore Lady Finger](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-lady-finger-1045)
- [Benjamin Moore Straw Hat](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-straw-hat-270)
- [Sherwin Williams Lucent Yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/lucent-yellow-sw-6400)
- [Behr Crepe](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-crepe)
- [Benjamin Moore From the Archives](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-from-the-archives-csp-1060)
- [Sherwin Williams Netsuke](https://plan-home.com/color/netsuke-sw-6134)
- [Benjamin Moore Oakwood Manor](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-oakwood-manor-1095)
- [Behr Ancient Scroll](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-ancient-scroll)
- [Benjamin Moore Putnam Ivory](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-putnam-ivory-hc-39)
- [Benjamin Moore Richmond Bisque](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-richmond-bisque-hc-177)
- [Benjamin Moore Marble Canyon](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-marble-canyon-227)
- [Benjamin Moore Ocean Beach](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-ocean-beach-958)
- [Benjamin Moore Cornice Tan](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-cornice-tan-cw-115)
- [Sherwin Williams Ivoire](https://plan-home.com/color/ivoire-sw-6127)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Benjamin Moore Moccasin](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-moccasin-1059)
- [Benjamin Moore Lambskin](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-lambskin-oc-3)
- [Benjamin Moore Albescent](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-albescent-oc-40)
- [Benjamin Moore Sandy White](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-sandy-white-2148-50)
- [Benjamin Moore Sea Urchin](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-sea-urchin-1052)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Benjamin Moore Citrine](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-citrine-af-370)
- [Benjamin Moore Mustard Seed](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-mustard-seed-222)
- [Benjamin Moore Gemstone](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-gemstone-265)
- [Benjamin Moore Amulet](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-amulet-af-365)
- [Benjamin Moore Sombrero](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-sombrero-249)

## Complementary colors
- [Benjamin Moore Normandy](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-normandy-2129-40)
- [Benjamin Moore Feather Gray](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-feather-gray-2127-60)
- [Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-bachelor-blue-1629)
- [Benjamin Moore Mineral Alloy](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-mineral-alloy-1622)
- [Benjamin Moore Coastline](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-coastline-af-570)
- [Benjamin Moore Comet](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-comet-1628)
- [Benjamin Moore Andes Summit](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-andes-summit-csp-600)

Official product page: https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/HC-35

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.