Benjamin Moore Van Buren Brown HC-70
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- Benjamin Moore HC-70 on kitchen cabinets (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Van Buren Brown reviews (4 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Van Buren Brown undertones?
- Is Van Buren Brown HC-70 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Van Buren Brown
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Van Buren Brown HC-70
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Van Buren Brown HC-70 |
| Code: | HC-70 |
| Name: | Van Buren Brown |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Van Buren Brown?
Benjamin Moore Van Buren Brown HC-70 is a deep, muted brown with a softly warm cast and a noticeable grayness that keeps it from reading overly red or rustic. Its low-saturation character gives walls a grounded, shaded look, especially in rooms with generous natural light. Under warm bulbs, Van Buren Brown can appear a little richer and more earthen; cooler daylight brings forward its charcoal-brown restraint. It makes a strong choice for a study, dining room, exterior trim, or cabinetry where a dark neutral is wanted without the sharpness of black. Pair it with creamy off-whites, weathered wood, aged brass, or warm stone for a layered, material-focused scheme.
Benjamin Moore HC-70 on kitchen cabinets (7 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Van Buren Brown reviews (4 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige 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 Van Buren Brown undertones?
Van Buren Brown is a deep, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. 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:
95, 79, 70
Is Benjamin Moore Van Buren Brown cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 22°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HC-70 Van Buren Brown HSL code: 22, 15%, 32%
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 Van Buren Brown
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Van Buren Brown:
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
HC-70
Van Buren Brown
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 Van Buren Brown with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 202, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of Van Buren Brown
Van Buren Brown has an LRV of 9.52% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 9.52%, 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 | #5F4F46 |
| RGB Decimal | 95, 79, 70 |
| RGB Percent | 37.25%, 30.98%, 27.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 22° Saturation: 26.32% Value: 37.25% |
| HSL | hsl(22, 15, 32) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 16.84 Yellow: 26.32 Key: 62.75 |
| YIQ | Y: 82.758 I: 12.427 Q: 0.584 |
| XYZ | X: 8.621 Y: 8.467 Z: 6.973 |
| CIE Lab | L:34.938 a:5.09 b:7.807 |
| CIE Luv | L:34.938 u:10.187 v:8.379 |
| Decimal | 6246214 |
| Hunter Lab | 29.099, 1.959, 6.161 |
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