Benjamin Moore Soft Beige 2156-60
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- Soft Beige for bedroom (1 photo)
- Soft Beige for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Soft Beige for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 2156-60 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Soft Beige reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Soft Beige undertones?
- Is Soft Beige 2156-60 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Soft Beige
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Soft Beige 2156-60
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Soft Beige 2156-60 |
| Code: | 2156-60 |
| Name: | Soft Beige |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Soft Beige?
Benjamin Moore Soft Beige 2156-60 is a very light, creamy beige with a noticeable warm peach-gold cast. Its high lightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the soft yellow and pink undertones prevent it from reading stark or gray. In sunny rooms, this shade can look closer to a pale buttercream; under lower or warmer artificial light, its gentle apricot warmth becomes more apparent. It suits bedrooms, living areas, and dining rooms where white trim feels too crisp, and it pairs naturally with ivory linens, honey-toned wood, rattan, and muted terracotta details. Use Soft Beige on walls or ceilings for a lightly warmed backdrop rather than as a high-contrast accent.
Soft Beige for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing yellow shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Soft Beige for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this yellow shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore 2156-60 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light yellow real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 2156-60 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm yellow hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Soft Beige reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this yellow that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Benjamin Moore Soft Beige undertones?
Soft Beige is a near-white, muted warm cream. 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:
251, 231, 197
Is Benjamin Moore Soft Beige cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 38° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
2156-60 Soft Beige HSL code: 38, 87%, 88%
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 Soft Beige
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 Soft Beige:
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
2156-60
Soft Beige
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 Soft Beige with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Benjamin Moore Athens Blue and Downpour Blue.
LRV of Soft Beige
Soft Beige has an LRV of 79.48% 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 79.48%, 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 | #FBE7C5 |
| RGB Decimal | 251, 231, 197 |
| RGB Percent | 98.43%, 90.59%, 77.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 38° Saturation: 21.51% Value: 98.43% |
| HSL | hsl(38, 87, 88) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.97 Yellow: 21.51 Key: 1.57 |
| YIQ | Y: 233.104 I: 22.844 Q: -6.35 |
| XYZ | X: 78.437 Y: 81.694 Z: 64.445 |
| CIE Lab | L:92.44 a:1.578 b:19.044 |
| CIE Luv | L:92.44 u:14.082 v:27.34 |
| Decimal | 16508869 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.385, -3.269, 20.995 |
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