Benjamin Moore Showtime 293
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| Official page: | Showtime 293 |
| Code: | 293 |
| Name: | Showtime |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Showtime?
Benjamin Moore Showtime 293 is a warm, golden yellow with a soft ochre cast rather than a sharp, citrusy brightness. Its mid-light value gives it enough color to read clearly on walls, while the muted quality keeps it from feeling overly intense. In bright daylight, Showtime can look like sunlit honey; under warmer evening bulbs, it settles into a deeper, more earthy gold. It suits kitchens, breakfast rooms, mudrooms, and small accent areas where a little warmth is welcome. Pair it with creamy whites, natural oak, woven textures, or dark charcoal accents for contrast, and consider it for cabinetry only when the room has ample light.
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What are Benjamin Moore Showtime undertones?
Showtime is a light, soft 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:
228, 195, 104
Is Benjamin Moore Showtime cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 44° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
293 Showtime HSL code: 44, 70%, 65%
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 Showtime
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 Showtime:
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
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Showtime
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 Showtime with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Benjamin Moore Feather Soft and Blue Dragon.
LRV of Showtime
Showtime has an LRV of 53.51% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 53.51%, 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 | #E4C368 |
| RGB Decimal | 228, 195, 104 |
| RGB Percent | 89.41%, 76.47%, 40.78% |
| HSV | Hue: 44° Saturation: 54.39% Value: 89.41% |
| HSL | hsl(44, 70, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 14.47 Yellow: 54.39 Key: 10.59 |
| YIQ | Y: 194.493 I: 48.907 Q: -21.338 |
| XYZ | X: 54.011 Y: 56.527 Z: 21.159 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.913 a:0.727 b:49.523 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.913 u:26.958 v:60.923 |
| Decimal | 14992232 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.184, -3.342, 35.943 |
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