Benjamin Moore Sea Urchin 1052
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| Official page: | Sea Urchin 1052 |
| Code: | 1052 |
| Name: | Sea Urchin |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Sea Urchin?
Benjamin Moore Sea Urchin 1052 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable warm cast that reads like soft sand mixed with cream. Its low saturation keeps it from feeling yellow, while the subtle tan undertone gives it more presence than a plain off-white. In bright natural light, Sea Urchin can appear pale and airy; under warmer evening bulbs, it takes on a deeper biscuit-like tone. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a gentle neutral backdrop is wanted without a stark white finish. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven linen, aged brass, and muted olive or clay accents.
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What are Benjamin Moore Sea Urchin undertones?
Sea Urchin is a light, muted golden beige. 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:
225, 207, 181
Is Benjamin Moore Sea Urchin cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 35° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
1052 Sea Urchin HSL code: 35, 42%, 80%
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 Sea Urchin
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 Sea Urchin:
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
1052
Sea Urchin
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 Sea Urchin with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Spruce and Normandy.
LRV of Sea Urchin
Sea Urchin has an LRV of 62.36% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 62.36%, 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 | #E1CFB5 |
| RGB Decimal | 225, 207, 181 |
| RGB Percent | 88.24%, 81.18%, 70.98% |
| HSV | Hue: 35° Saturation: 19.56% Value: 88.24% |
| HSL | hsl(35, 42, 80) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.0 Yellow: 19.56 Key: 11.76 |
| YIQ | Y: 209.418 I: 19.081 Q: -4.284 |
| XYZ | X: 61.704 Y: 63.971 Z: 52.801 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.951 a:2.119 b:15.199 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.951 u:12.425 v:21.515 |
| Decimal | 14798773 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.982, -2.26, 16.846 |
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