Benjamin Moore Toasted Chestnut 2174-10
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| Official page: | Toasted Chestnut 2174-10 |
| Code: | 2174-10 |
| Name: | Toasted Chestnut |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Toasted Chestnut?
Benjamin Moore Toasted Chestnut 2174-10 is a deep, warm brown with a clear red-orange cast that keeps it from reading flat or nearly black. Its earthy depth suits rooms that benefit from stronger contrast, such as dining rooms, libraries, mudrooms, or a small powder room. In bright daylight, the reddish warmth is more noticeable, while lower light brings out its darker, grounded brown character. Toasted Chestnut makes a confident choice for cabinetry, interior doors, built-ins, or an accent wall paired with creamy whites, muted clay tones, aged brass, and natural wood. For a tailored look, combine this color with warm ivory trim and textured materials such as linen, leather, or woven jute.
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What are Benjamin Moore Toasted Chestnut undertones?
Toasted Chestnut is a deep, soft earthy red. The HEX sample leans red; 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:
136, 68, 46
Is Benjamin Moore Toasted Chestnut cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 15° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark red sits firmly on the warm side.
2174-10 Toasted Chestnut HSL code: 15, 49%, 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 Toasted Chestnut
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 dark red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Toasted Chestnut:
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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Toasted Chestnut
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 Toasted Chestnut with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 195, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of Toasted Chestnut
Toasted Chestnut has an LRV of 10.45% 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 10.45%, 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 | #88442E |
| RGB Decimal | 136, 68, 46 |
| RGB Percent | 53.33%, 26.67%, 18.04% |
| HSV | Hue: 15° Saturation: 66.18% Value: 53.33% |
| HSL | hsl(15, 49, 36) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 50.0 Yellow: 66.18 Key: 46.67 |
| YIQ | Y: 85.824 I: 47.591 Q: 7.538 |
| XYZ | X: 12.715 Y: 9.567 Z: 3.761 |
| CIE Lab | L:37.054 a:27.034 b:26.338 |
| CIE Luv | L:37.054 u:50.956 v:22.016 |
| Decimal | 8930350 |
| Hunter Lab | 30.931, 19.246, 14.442 |
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