Benjamin Moore Topsoil CC-692

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What are Benjamin Moore Topsoil undertones?
Is Topsoil CC-692 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Topsoil
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Topsoil CC-692
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Topsoil CC-692
Code:	CC-692
Name:	Topsoil
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Topsoil?

Benjamin Moore Topsoil CC-692 is a deep, muted green-gray with a grounded, low-saturation appearance. Its subtle olive cast keeps it from reading like a flat charcoal, while the dark value gives walls and cabinetry noticeable weight. In bright natural light, this shade can show more of its softened green character; under warm artificial light, it may appear closer to a smoky dark neutral. Use Topsoil on a study, dining room, mudroom cabinetry, or exterior trim where a darker color can define the architecture. It pairs well with warm white, weathered oak, aged brass, black metal, and stone finishes with beige or charcoal variation.

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What are Benjamin Moore Topsoil undertones?

Topsoil is a deep, very muted deep olive. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#42483E

RGB code:

66, 72, 62

Is Benjamin Moore Topsoil cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 96°, this dark green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

CC-692 Topsoil HSL code: 96, 7%, 26%

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 Topsoil

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 green shade looks under different lighting:

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Topsoil:

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

CC-692
Topsoil

Darker shades

CC-692
Topsoil

CW-510
Waller Green

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 Topsoil with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 276, such as Benjamin Moore Iris Bliss and Grappa.

CC-692
Topsoil

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LRV of Topsoil

Topsoil has an LRV of 7.56% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 7.56%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#42483E
RGB Decimal	66, 72, 62
RGB Percent	25.88%, 28.24%, 24.31%
HSV	Hue: 96° Saturation: 13.89% Value: 28.24%
HSL	hsl(96, 7, 26)
CMYK	Cyan: 8.33 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 13.89 Key: 71.76
YIQ	Y: 69.066 I: -0.362 Q: -4.381
XYZ	X: 5.433 Y: 6.141 Z: 5.455
CIE Lab	L:29.765 a:-4.651 b:5.175
CIE Luv	L:29.765 u:-2.725 v:6.517
Decimal	4343870
Hunter Lab	24.781, -4.228, 4.294