Benjamin Moore Santo Domingo Cream 274
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| Official page: | Santo Domingo Cream 274 |
| Code: | 274 |
| Name: | Santo Domingo Cream |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Santo Domingo Cream?
Benjamin Moore Santo Domingo Cream 274 is a light, creamy yellow-beige with a clear warm cast and soft golden undertones. Its high lightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the muted saturation prevents it from reading like a bright butter yellow. In daylight, Santo Domingo Cream can appear gently sunlit; under warm bulbs, its yellow-beige character becomes more noticeable. It suits kitchens, dining rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where a warm neutral backdrop is wanted. Pair it with white trim, honey-toned wood, natural linen, aged brass, or deeper olive and brown accents for contrast.
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What are Benjamin Moore Santo Domingo Cream undertones?
Santo Domingo Cream is a light, soft pale yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
243, 228, 182
Is Benjamin Moore Santo Domingo Cream cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 45° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
274 Santo Domingo Cream HSL code: 45, 72%, 83%
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 Santo Domingo Cream
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Santo Domingo Cream:
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
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Santo Domingo Cream
Darker shades
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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 Santo Domingo Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 225, such as Benjamin Moore Nile Blue and English Hyacinth.
LRV of Santo Domingo Cream
Santo Domingo Cream has an LRV of 74.7% 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 74.7%, 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 | #F3E4B6 |
| RGB Decimal | 243, 228, 182 |
| RGB Percent | 95.29%, 89.41%, 71.37% |
| HSV | Hue: 45° Saturation: 25.1% Value: 95.29% |
| HSL | hsl(45, 72, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.17 Yellow: 25.1 Key: 4.71 |
| YIQ | Y: 227.241 I: 23.72 Q: -11.142 |
| XYZ | X: 73.149 Y: 77.921 Z: 55.43 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.744 a:-1.898 b:24.346 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.744 u:11.716 v:34.975 |
| Decimal | 15983798 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.273, -6.56, 24.56 |
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