Benjamin Moore San Mateo Beaches 924
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| Official page: | San Mateo Beaches 924 |
| Code: | 924 |
| Name: | San Mateo Beaches |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore San Mateo Beaches?
Benjamin Moore San Mateo Beaches 924 is a light cream-beige with a soft golden cast drawn from its warm, sunlit-looking base. Its high lightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the muted color prevents it from reading as sharp white. In north-facing or cooler daylight, it may appear more like a gentle beige; warmer bulbs can bring out its buttery yellow undertone. Use it in living rooms, bedrooms, halls, or on cabinetry where a pale warm neutral is wanted without a stark finish. Pair San Mateo Beaches with warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, terracotta, or muted olive accents for a grounded palette.
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What are Benjamin Moore San Mateo Beaches undertones?
San Mateo Beaches is a near-white, muted warm cream. 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:
244, 227, 190
Is Benjamin Moore San Mateo Beaches cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 41° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
924 San Mateo Beaches HSL code: 41, 71%, 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 San Mateo Beaches
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 San Mateo Beaches:
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
924
San Mateo Beaches
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 San Mateo Beaches with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Dragon and Pressed Violet.
LRV of San Mateo Beaches
San Mateo Beaches has an LRV of 76.38% 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 76.38%, 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 | #F4E3BE |
| RGB Decimal | 244, 227, 190 |
| RGB Percent | 95.69%, 89.02%, 74.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 41° Saturation: 22.13% Value: 95.69% |
| HSL | hsl(41, 71, 85) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.97 Yellow: 22.13 Key: 4.31 |
| YIQ | Y: 227.865 I: 22.02 Q: -7.918 |
| XYZ | X: 74.071 Y: 77.891 Z: 59.834 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.73 a:0.079 b:20.2 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.73 u:12.416 v:29.094 |
| Decimal | 16049086 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.256, -4.637, 21.583 |
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