Benjamin Moore Tamarind AF-120
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| Official page: | Tamarind AF-120 |
| Code: | AF-120 |
| Name: | Tamarind |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Tamarind?
Benjamin Moore Tamarind AF-120 is a muted, medium-depth brown with a clear warm cast and softened gray-brown restraint. Its #736046 value reads like an earthy blend of brown, khaki, and subdued olive, rather than a sharp chocolate or orange-toned tan. In bright daylight, Tamarind can appear more weathered and taupe-like, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its deeper brown character. It gives dining rooms, studies, and entryway walls a grounded look, and it also has enough depth for painted cabinetry or a built-in. Pair it with creamy off-whites, aged brass, natural oak, woven linen, and charcoal accents for a room with layered, natural materials.
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What are Benjamin Moore Tamarind undertones?
Tamarind is a midtone, muted ochre-brown. 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:
115, 96, 70
Is Benjamin Moore Tamarind cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 35°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
AF-120 Tamarind HSL code: 35, 24%, 36%
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 Tamarind
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Tamarind:
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
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 Tamarind with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Spruce and Normandy.
LRV of Tamarind
Tamarind has an LRV of 13.84% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 13.84%, 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 | #736046 |
| RGB Decimal | 115, 96, 70 |
| RGB Percent | 45.10%, 37.65%, 27.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 35° Saturation: 39.13% Value: 45.1% |
| HSL | hsl(35, 24, 36) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 16.52 Yellow: 39.13 Key: 54.9 |
| YIQ | Y: 98.717 I: 19.677 Q: -4.072 |
| XYZ | X: 12.359 Y: 12.453 Z: 7.545 |
| CIE Lab | L:41.928 a:3.62 b:17.726 |
| CIE Luv | L:41.928 u:13.652 v:20.164 |
| Decimal | 7561286 |
| Hunter Lab | 35.289, 0.757, 12.025 |
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