Benjamin Moore Smokey Taupe 983
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- Smokey Taupe for living room (10 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 983 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Smokey Taupe reviews (10 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Smokey Taupe undertones?
- Is Smokey Taupe 983 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Smokey Taupe
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Smokey Taupe 983
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Smokey Taupe 983 |
| Code: | 983 |
| Name: | Smokey Taupe |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Smokey Taupe?
Benjamin Moore Smokey Taupe 983 is a light, muted taupe with a soft beige base and a noticeable gray cast. Its low-saturation appearance keeps it from reading overtly creamy, giving walls a quiet, grounded neutral that still has warmth. In bright daylight, Smokey Taupe can look like a pale greige, while lower or warmer lighting brings out more of its beige-brown character. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways, especially alongside off-white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and aged brass. For contrast, pair this shade with deeper charcoal, mushroom brown, or dusty blue-gray accents.
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LRV of Smokey Taupe
Smokey Taupe has an LRV of 54.53% 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 54.53%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #CDC4B5 |
| RGB Decimal | 205, 196, 181 |
| RGB Percent | 80.39%, 76.86%, 70.98% |
| HSV | Hue: 37° Saturation: 11.71% Value: 80.39% |
| HSL | hsl(38, 19, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.39 Yellow: 11.71 Key: 19.61 |
| YIQ | Y: 196.981 I: 10.183 Q: -2.764 |
| XYZ | X: 53.256 Y: 55.796 Z: 51.668 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.498 a:0.577 b:8.654 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.498 u:6.172 v:12.517 |
| Decimal | 13485237 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.697, -3.455, 11.277 |
