# Benjamin Moore Weston Flax

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-weston-flax-hc-5](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-weston-flax-hc-5)

Benjamin Moore Weston Flax HC-5 is a light, sun-warmed cream with a noticeable golden-yellow cast. Its high lightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the soft beige influence prevents it from reading like a sharp pastel yellow. In daylight, this shade can show its gentle flax-like warmth; under warmer artificial light, it may appear richer and more buttery. Use Weston Flax in kitchens, breakfast rooms, hallways, or living areas where a pale warm neutral is wanted. Pair it with soft white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, matte black details, or muted olive and clay accents for contrast.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Benjamin Moore
- **Color name:** Weston Flax
- **Color code:** HC-5
- **HEX:** #F2E5BA
- **RGB:** 242, 229, 186
- **LRV:** 76.45%
- **Brightness:** Light
- **Color families:** Yellow
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** yellow

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 46° Saturation: 23.14% Value: 94.9%
- **HSL:** hsl(46, 68, 84)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.37 Yellow: 23.14 Key: 5.1
- **YIQ:** Y: 227.985 I: 21.564 Q: -10.632
- **XYZ:** X: 73.5 Y: 78.463 Z: 57.714
- **CIE Lab:** L:90.991 a:-2.231 b:22.607
- **CIE Luv:** L:90.991 u:10.268 v:32.779
- **Decimal:** 15918522
- **Hunter Lab:** 88.579, -6.901, 23.375

## Equivalent and related colors
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## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Benjamin Moore Bare](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-bare-oc-98)
- [Benjamin Moore Featherbed](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-featherbed-928)
- [Benjamin Moore Fresh Air](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-fresh-air-211)
- [Benjamin Moore Yellow Iris](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-yellow-iris-373)
- [Benjamin Moore North Star](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-north-star-288)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Benjamin Moore Harp Strings](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-harp-strings-213)
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- [Benjamin Moore Damask Yellow](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-damask-yellow-cw-400)
- [Benjamin Moore Ray of Light](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-ray-of-light-csp-910)
- [Benjamin Moore Goldfield](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-goldfield-292)

## Complementary colors
- [Benjamin Moore Lake Placid](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-lake-placid-827)
- [Benjamin Moore Sunrise](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-sunrise-829)
- [Benjamin Moore Spring Flowers](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-spring-flowers-1430)
- [Benjamin Moore Airway](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-airway-828)
- [Benjamin Moore Steel Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-steel-blue-823)
- [Benjamin Moore Blue Grotto](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-blue-grotto-cc-964)
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Official product page: https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/HC-5

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.