Benjamin Moore Rustic Taupe 999
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- Rustic Taupe for living room (2 photos)
- Rustic Taupe for exterior (1 photo)
- Benjamin Moore Rustic Taupe reviews (3 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Rustic Taupe undertones?
- Is Rustic Taupe 999 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Rustic Taupe
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Rustic Taupe 999
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Rustic Taupe 999 |
| Code: | 999 |
| Name: | Rustic Taupe |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Rustic Taupe?
Benjamin Moore Rustic Taupe 999 is a muted mid-tone taupe with a noticeable brown-gray base and soft earthy warmth. Its subdued color value keeps it from reading overly beige, while the slightly deeper brown cast gives it enough presence for a living room, study, or bedroom wall. In bright natural light, Rustic Taupe can appear lighter and more gray-beige; under warmer lamps, its brown undertones become more apparent. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, black metal, aged brass, and natural oak or walnut for a grounded palette. It is especially effective on walls or cabinetry where a quiet, low-saturation neutral is wanted without the starkness of a cool gray.
Rustic Taupe for living room (2 photos)
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Rustic Taupe for exterior
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Benjamin Moore Rustic Taupe reviews (3 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Rustic Taupe undertones?
Rustic Taupe is a midtone, muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. 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:
132, 117, 98
Is Benjamin Moore Rustic Taupe cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 34°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
999 Rustic Taupe HSL code: 34, 15%, 45%
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 Rustic Taupe
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Rustic Taupe:
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 Rustic Taupe with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Benjamin Moore Nocturnal Gray and Blue Spruce.
LRV of Rustic Taupe
Rustic Taupe has an LRV of 19.29% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 19.29%, 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 | #847562 |
| RGB Decimal | 132, 117, 98 |
| RGB Percent | 51.76%, 45.88%, 38.43% |
| HSV | Hue: 34° Saturation: 25.76% Value: 51.76% |
| HSL | hsl(34, 15, 45) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.36 Yellow: 25.76 Key: 48.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 119.319 I: 15.044 Q: -2.74 |
| XYZ | X: 18.082 Y: 18.511 Z: 14.172 |
| CIE Lab | L:50.11 a:2.61 b:12.624 |
| CIE Luv | L:50.11 u:10.41 v:15.747 |
| Decimal | 8680802 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.024, -0.274, 10.586 |
Color equivalents
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Caffeine
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