Benjamin Moore Vintage Taupe 2110-70

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Official page:Vintage Taupe 2110-70
Code:2110-70
Name:Vintage Taupe
Brand:Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Vintage Taupe?

Benjamin Moore Vintage Taupe 2110-70 is a very light, softly warmed off-white with a muted beige cast. Its pale value keeps rooms bright, while the slight warmth prevents it from reading stark or icy. In daylight, this shade can appear close to a gentle ivory; under warmer evening bulbs, its beige character may become more noticeable. Vintage Taupe is well suited to whole-room walls, ceilings, and trim in bedrooms, living areas, or quiet hallways where a low-contrast backdrop is wanted. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, creamy whites, and soft gray-beige accents for a layered, understated interior.

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What are Benjamin Moore Vintage Taupe undertones?

Vintage Taupe is a near-white, near-neutral neutral off-white. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#F2EDE8

RGB code:

242, 237, 232

Is Benjamin Moore Vintage Taupe cool or warm?

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Color wheel

With a hue of 30°, this Pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

2110-70 Vintage Taupe HSL code: 30, 28%, 93%

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 Vintage Taupe

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

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Pink shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Vintage Taupe:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

2110-70
Vintage Taupe

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

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 Vintage Taupe with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 210, such as Benjamin Moore Nimbus Gray and Providence Blue.

LRV of Vintage Taupe

Vintage Taupe has an LRV of 82.41% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all lightWhy 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 82.41%, 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

FormatCode
HEX#F2EDE8
RGB Decimal242, 237, 232
RGB Percent94.90%, 92.94%, 90.98%
HSVHue: 30° Saturation: 4.13% Value: 94.9%
HSLhsl(30, 28, 93)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.07 Yellow: 4.13 Key: 5.1
YIQY: 237.925 I: 4.586 Q: -0.498
XYZX: 81.464 Y: 85.272 Z: 88.49
CIE LabL:94.0 a:0.809 b:3.015
CIE LuvL:94.0 u:3.132 v:4.455
Decimal15920616
Hunter Lab92.343, -4.129, 7.824

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