Benjamin Moore Sweet Caroline 478
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- Sweet Caroline for bedroom (1 photo)
- Sweet Caroline for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Sweet Caroline for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 478 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Sweet Caroline reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Sweet Caroline undertones?
- Is Sweet Caroline 478 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Sweet Caroline
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Sweet Caroline 478
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Sweet Caroline 478 |
| Code: | 478 |
| Name: | Sweet Caroline |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Sweet Caroline?
Benjamin Moore Sweet Caroline 478 is a light, muted yellow-green with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. Its pale value gives walls an airy look, while the gentle green undertone is most noticeable beside crisp white trim. In warm daylight, this shade can appear a little more leafy and yellow; cooler light draws out its quiet gray-green side. It suits kitchens, bedrooms, and sunrooms, especially with warm white, natural oak, woven fibers, and matte black hardware. Sweet Caroline can also make a restrained choice for cabinetry when paired with pale stone counters and simple cream walls.
Sweet Caroline for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing green 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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Sweet Caroline for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore 478 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light green real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 478 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm green hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Sweet Caroline reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this green 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 Sweet Caroline undertones?
Sweet Caroline is a light, muted light yellow-green. The HEX sample leans yellow-green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
213, 219, 185
Is Benjamin Moore Sweet Caroline cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 71°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
478 Sweet Caroline HSL code: 71, 32%, 79%
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 Sweet Caroline
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Sweet Caroline:
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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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 Sweet Caroline with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 251, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Blackberry Punch.
LRV of Sweet Caroline
Sweet Caroline has an LRV of 66.15% 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 66.15%, 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 | #D5DBB9 |
| RGB Decimal | 213, 219, 185 |
| RGB Percent | 83.53%, 85.88%, 72.55% |
| HSV | Hue: 71° Saturation: 15.53% Value: 85.88% |
| HSL | hsl(71, 32, 79) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 2.74 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 15.53 Key: 14.12 |
| YIQ | Y: 213.33 I: 7.35 Q: -11.85 |
| XYZ | X: 61.527 Y: 68.312 Z: 55.83 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.162 a:-7.828 b:16.064 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.162 u:-1.718 v:24.71 |
| Decimal | 14015417 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.651, -11.76, 17.806 |
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