Benjamin Moore Roxbury Caramel HC-42
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| Official page: | Roxbury Caramel HC-42 |
| Code: | HC-42 |
| Name: | Roxbury Caramel |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Roxbury Caramel?
Benjamin Moore Roxbury Caramel HC-42 is a medium warm tan with a softly muted caramel cast. Its golden-brown undertone gives walls noticeable warmth without reading overly orange, especially when paired with creamy whites or natural oak. In bright daylight, Roxbury Caramel can look lighter and more honeyed, while evening lighting tends to bring out its deeper, earthier brown side. It suits dining rooms, entryways, and living areas where a grounded wall color can complement leather, linen, woven textures, and aged brass. Use this shade on cabinetry or an accent wall with warm off-white trim and charcoal or deep olive details for contrast.
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What are Benjamin Moore Roxbury Caramel undertones?
Roxbury Caramel is a mid-light, soft 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:
RGB code:
202, 163, 120
Is Benjamin Moore Roxbury Caramel cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 31° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
HC-42 Roxbury Caramel HSL code: 31, 44%, 63%
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 Roxbury Caramel
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Roxbury Caramel:
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
HC-42
Roxbury Caramel
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 Roxbury Caramel with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 211, such as Benjamin Moore Nimbus Gray and Providence Blue.
LRV of Roxbury Caramel
Roxbury Caramel has an LRV of 40.08% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 40.08%, 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 | #CAA378 |
| RGB Decimal | 202, 163, 120 |
| RGB Percent | 79.22%, 63.92%, 47.06% |
| HSV | Hue: 31° Saturation: 40.59% Value: 79.22% |
| HSL | hsl(31, 44, 63) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 19.31 Yellow: 40.59 Key: 20.78 |
| YIQ | Y: 169.759 I: 37.058 Q: -5.132 |
| XYZ | X: 40.845 Y: 40.109 Z: 23.355 |
| CIE Lab | L:69.547 a:8.578 b:27.775 |
| CIE Luv | L:69.547 u:28.437 v:34.603 |
| Decimal | 13280120 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.332, 4.292, 22.468 |
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