Benjamin Moore Sandalwood 273
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| Official page: | Sandalwood 273 |
| Code: | 273 |
| Name: | Sandalwood |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Sandalwood?
Benjamin Moore Sandalwood 273 is a muted golden tan with an earthy, yellow-brown cast and a gently weathered look. Its medium depth keeps it from reading like a pale beige, while its softened saturation prevents it from becoming overly mustard or orange. In bright daylight, Sandalwood can show more of its warm ochre character; under warmer lamps, it settles into a deeper, more grounded tan. It is well suited to dining rooms, studies, and entryways, as well as cabinetry or a single accent wall where its color has room to register. Pair it with creamy off-whites, deep olive greens, charcoal, aged brass, walnut, and natural linen for a layered, material-rich palette.
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What are Benjamin Moore Sandalwood undertones?
Sandalwood 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:
177, 155, 103
Is Benjamin Moore Sandalwood cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 42°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
273 Sandalwood HSL code: 42, 32%, 55%
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 Sandalwood
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 Sandalwood:
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 Sandalwood with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.
LRV of Sandalwood
Sandalwood has an LRV of 33.34% and refers to Medium 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 33.34%, 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 | #B19B67 |
| RGB Decimal | 177, 155, 103 |
| RGB Percent | 69.41%, 60.78%, 40.39% |
| HSV | Hue: 42° Saturation: 41.81% Value: 69.41% |
| HSL | hsl(42, 32, 55) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 12.43 Yellow: 41.81 Key: 30.59 |
| YIQ | Y: 155.65 I: 29.82 Q: -11.529 |
| XYZ | X: 32.302 Y: 33.77 Z: 17.645 |
| CIE Lab | L:64.78 a:0.735 b:30.236 |
| CIE Luv | L:64.78 u:17.256 v:38.102 |
| Decimal | 11639655 |
| Hunter Lab | 58.112, -2.478, 22.676 |
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