Benjamin Moore Venetian Portico AF-185
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- Venetian Portico for exterior (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Venetian Portico reviews (3 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Venetian Portico undertones?
- Is Venetian Portico AF-185 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Venetian Portico
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Venetian Portico AF-185
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Venetian Portico AF-185 |
| Code: | AF-185 |
| Name: | Venetian Portico |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Venetian Portico?
Benjamin Moore Venetian Portico AF-185 is a muted, mid-light beige with a noticeable rosy tan cast. Its softened warmth keeps it from reading flat or yellow, giving walls a gently weathered, plaster-like presence. In daylight, Venetian Portico can look like a quiet neutral beige, while warmer evening lighting tends to draw out its pinkish-peach undertones. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and dining spaces, particularly alongside creamy whites, warm gray textiles, natural oak, linen, and aged brass. Use this shade on full walls for a grounded backdrop or on cabinetry where its subdued color can add more character than a standard beige.
Venetian Portico for exterior (2 photos)
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Benjamin Moore Venetian Portico reviews (3 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Venetian Portico undertones?
Venetian Portico is a mid-light, muted caramel orange. The HEX sample leans 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:
196, 169, 150
Is Benjamin Moore Venetian Portico cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 25°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
AF-185 Venetian Portico HSL code: 25, 28%, 68%
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 Venetian Portico
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Venetian Portico:
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
AF-185
Venetian Portico
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 Venetian Portico with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 205, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Lace and Nimbus Gray.
LRV of Venetian Portico
Venetian Portico has an LRV of 41.94% 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 41.94%, 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 | #C4A996 |
| RGB Decimal | 196, 169, 150 |
| RGB Percent | 76.86%, 66.27%, 58.82% |
| HSV | Hue: 25° Saturation: 23.47% Value: 76.86% |
| HSL | hsl(25, 28, 68) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 13.78 Yellow: 23.47 Key: 23.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 174.907 I: 22.195 Q: -0.201 |
| XYZ | X: 42.458 Y: 42.315 Z: 34.777 |
| CIE Lab | L:71.088 a:6.839 b:13.439 |
| CIE Luv | L:71.088 u:17.993 v:17.529 |
| Decimal | 12888470 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.05, 2.668, 13.837 |
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