Benjamin Moore Sonnet AF-55

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What are Benjamin Moore Sonnet undertones?
Is Sonnet AF-55 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sonnet
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Sonnet AF-55
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Sonnet AF-55
Code:	AF-55
Name:	Sonnet
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Sonnet?

Benjamin Moore Sonnet AF-55 is a light, muted beige with a soft gray cast and gentle creamy warmth. Its low-saturation character keeps it from reading overtly yellow, while the #E3DBCD color value gives it enough warmth to avoid a stark, chilly appearance. In bright daylight, Sonnet can look like a pale oat-toned neutral; in evening or north-facing light, its subtle gray-beige side becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet wall color is wanted without the crispness of white. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, matte black details, or soft charcoal accents for grounded contrast.

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What are Benjamin Moore Sonnet undertones?

Sonnet is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:

#E3DBCD

RGB code:

227, 219, 205

Is Benjamin Moore Sonnet cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 38°, this Greige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

AF-55 Sonnet HSL code: 38, 28%, 85%

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 Sonnet

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

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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 Greige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Sonnet:

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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Sonnet

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 Sonnet with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.

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LRV of Sonnet

Sonnet has an LRV of 70.4% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 70.4%, 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	#E3DBCD
RGB Decimal	227, 219, 205
RGB Percent	89.02%, 85.88%, 80.39%
HSV	Hue: 38° Saturation: 9.69% Value: 89.02%
HSL	hsl(38, 28, 85)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.52 Yellow: 9.69 Key: 10.98
YIQ	Y: 219.796 I: 9.266 Q: -2.665
XYZ	X: 68.027 Y: 71.402 Z: 67.939
CIE Lab	L:87.68 a:0.354 b:7.856
CIE Luv	L:87.68 u:5.461 v:11.63
Decimal	14932941
Hunter Lab	84.5, -4.172, 11.48