Benjamin Moore Refined AF-75
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| Official page: | Refined AF-75 |
| Code: | AF-75 |
| Name: | Refined |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Refined?
Benjamin Moore Refined AF-75 is a pale, softly muted off-white with a gentle gray cast and a faint yellow-green undertone. Its high lightness keeps rooms feeling open, while the subdued color keeps it from reading like a stark white. In daylight, Refined can show a slightly cooler, mineral quality; warmer evening light brings out its creamier side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral wall color is wanted without a crisp white finish. Pair it with warm oak, brushed nickel, soft charcoal, and linen textiles for a grounded, natural-looking palette.
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What are Benjamin Moore Refined undertones?
Refined is a light, very muted straw beige. 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:
222, 223, 205
Is Benjamin Moore Refined cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 63°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
AF-75 Refined HSL code: 63, 22%, 84%
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 Refined
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Refined:
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 Refined with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 243, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Blue Gaspe.
LRV of Refined
Refined has an LRV of 71.69% 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 71.69%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #DEDFCD |
| RGB Decimal | 222, 223, 205 |
| RGB Percent | 87.06%, 87.45%, 80.39% |
| HSV | Hue: 63° Saturation: 8.07% Value: 87.45% |
| HSL | hsl(63, 22, 84) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.45 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 8.07 Key: 12.55 |
| YIQ | Y: 220.649 I: 5.188 Q: -5.813 |
| XYZ | X: 67.529 Y: 72.713 Z: 68.219 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.311 a:-3.458 b:8.709 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.311 u:0.408 v:13.588 |
| Decimal | 14606285 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.272, -7.867, 12.258 |
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