Benjamin Moore Quincy Tan HC-25

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Official page:Quincy Tan HC-25
Code:HC-25
Name:Quincy Tan
Brand:Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Quincy Tan?

Benjamin Moore Quincy Tan HC-25 is a muted mid-tone tan with warm beige, soft gold, and lightly earthy khaki undertones. Its #BFAE8C color value gives it a sun-warmed appearance without pushing into orange or yellow. In bright daylight, Quincy Tan can read as a lighter, sandy neutral, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its deeper golden-brown cast. It suits living rooms, dining areas, hallways, and exterior siding where a grounded neutral is wanted without the starkness of cream. Pair it with warm white trim, weathered wood, aged brass, olive greens, or deeper brown accents for a layered, natural-looking palette.

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Hc-25 Wall Paint
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What are Benjamin Moore Quincy Tan undertones?

Quincy Tan is a mid-light, muted caramel tan. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:

#BFAE8C

RGB code:

191, 174, 140

Is Benjamin Moore Quincy Tan cool or warm?

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Color wheel

With a hue of 40°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

HC-25 Quincy Tan HSL code: 40, 28%, 65%

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 Quincy Tan

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Quincy Tan:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

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 Quincy Tan 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 Quincy Tan

Quincy Tan has an LRV of 42.53% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident lightWhy LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 42.53%, 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

FormatCode
HEX#BFAE8C
RGB Decimal191, 174, 140
RGB Percent74.90%, 68.24%, 54.90%
HSVHue: 40° Saturation: 26.7% Value: 74.9%
HSLhsl(40, 28, 65)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.9 Yellow: 26.7 Key: 25.1
YIQY: 175.207 I: 21.056 Q: -6.985
XYZX: 41.355 Y: 43.243 Z: 30.972
CIE LabL:71.72 a:0.778 b:19.708
CIE LuvL:71.72 u:12.539 v:26.817
Decimal12562060
Hunter Lab65.759, -2.822, 18.107

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