Benjamin Moore Urban Nature AF-440
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- Benjamin Moore Urban Nature reviews (7 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Urban Nature undertones?
- Is Urban Nature AF-440 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Urban Nature
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Urban Nature AF-440
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Urban Nature AF-440 |
| Code: | AF-440 |
| Name: | Urban Nature |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Urban Nature?
Benjamin Moore Urban Nature AF-440 is a softened yellow-green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. Its light, muted character can look gently olive in warmer light, while cooler daylight brings out more of its pale green side. Urban Nature is well suited to kitchens, mudrooms, and bedrooms where a quiet earthy wall color is wanted without the heaviness of a deeper olive. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, and aged brass for a grounded look, or use charcoal and deep brown accents to give the shade more definition. It can also make a restrained choice for cabinetry when balanced with light countertops and simple hardware.
Benjamin Moore Urban Nature reviews (7 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Urban Nature undertones?
Urban Nature is a mid-light, muted mustard. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
177, 181, 150
Is Benjamin Moore Urban Nature cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 68°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
AF-440 Urban Nature HSL code: 68, 17%, 65%
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 Urban Nature
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 Urban Nature:
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
Darker 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 Urban Nature with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 248, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and French Violet.
LRV of Urban Nature
Urban Nature has an LRV of 44.14% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 44.14%, 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 | #B1B596 |
| RGB Decimal | 177, 181, 150 |
| RGB Percent | 69.41%, 70.98%, 58.82% |
| HSV | Hue: 68° Saturation: 17.13% Value: 70.98% |
| HSL | hsl(68, 17, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 2.21 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 17.13 Key: 29.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 176.27 I: 7.578 Q: -10.493 |
| XYZ | X: 40.159 Y: 44.597 Z: 35.338 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.626 a:-6.817 b:15.359 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.626 u:-0.727 v:22.723 |
| Decimal | 11646358 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.781, -9.524, 15.372 |
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