Benjamin Moore Prentis Cream CW-100
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| Official page: | Prentis Cream CW-100 |
| Code: | CW-100 |
| Name: | Prentis Cream |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Prentis Cream?
Benjamin Moore Prentis Cream CW-100 is a light, softly warmed off-white with a muted cream-beige cast. Its pale value keeps it airy on large wall expanses, while the gentle warmth prevents it from reading stark or icy. In bright daylight, Prentis Cream can appear closer to a clean creamy ivory; under warmer lamps, its beige undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and painted trim where a softer alternative to pure white is wanted. Pair it with natural oak, woven linen, aged brass, and medium brown wood for a grounded, layered interior.
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What are Benjamin Moore Prentis Cream undertones?
Prentis Cream is a light, very muted cream. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:
232, 225, 204
Is Benjamin Moore Prentis Cream cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 45°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
CW-100 Prentis Cream HSL code: 45, 38%, 85%
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 Prentis Cream
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 Prentis Cream:
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 Prentis Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 225, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Approaching Storm.
LRV of Prentis Cream
Prentis Cream has an LRV of 73.52% 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 73.52%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #E8E1CC |
| RGB Decimal | 232, 225, 204 |
| RGB Percent | 90.98%, 88.24%, 80.00% |
| HSV | Hue: 45° Saturation: 12.07% Value: 90.98% |
| HSL | hsl(45, 38, 85) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.02 Yellow: 12.07 Key: 9.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 224.699 I: 10.92 Q: -5.054 |
| XYZ | X: 71.101 Y: 75.367 Z: 67.912 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.564 a:-1.131 b:11.127 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.564 u:5.28 v:16.678 |
| Decimal | 15262156 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.814, -5.732, 14.389 |
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