Benjamin Moore Whipped Mocha CSP-350
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- Benjamin Moore Whipped Mocha reviews (1 photo)
- What are Benjamin Moore Whipped Mocha undertones?
- Is Whipped Mocha CSP-350 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Whipped Mocha
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Whipped Mocha CSP-350
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Whipped Mocha CSP-350 |
| Code: | CSP-350 |
| Name: | Whipped Mocha |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Whipped Mocha?
Benjamin Moore Whipped Mocha CSP-350 is a muted mid-tone beige with a noticeable warm, rosy-brown cast. Its softened color value keeps it from reading too yellow, giving walls a grounded, lightly weathered appearance. In bright daylight, Whipped Mocha can look like a pale clay beige, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its deeper mocha-like brown notes. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and dining spaces, especially alongside creamy whites, soft charcoal, aged brass, oak, and natural linen. Use this shade on full walls for a cohesive warm backdrop or on cabinetry where its subdued depth can hold its own against lighter counters.
Benjamin Moore Whipped Mocha reviews
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What are Benjamin Moore Whipped Mocha undertones?
Whipped Mocha 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:
181, 156, 141
Is Benjamin Moore Whipped Mocha cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 23°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
CSP-350 Whipped Mocha HSL code: 23, 21%, 63%
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 Whipped Mocha
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Whipped Mocha:
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
CSP-350
Whipped Mocha
Darker shades
CSP-350
Whipped Mocha
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 Whipped Mocha with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 203, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Lace and Nimbus Gray.
LRV of Whipped Mocha
Whipped Mocha has an LRV of 35.44% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 35.44%, 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 | #B59C8D |
| RGB Decimal | 181, 156, 141 |
| RGB Percent | 70.98%, 61.18%, 55.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 23° Saturation: 22.1% Value: 70.98% |
| HSL | hsl(23, 21, 63) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 13.81 Yellow: 22.1 Key: 29.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 161.765 I: 19.718 Q: 0.62 |
| XYZ | X: 35.752 Y: 35.525 Z: 30.166 |
| CIE Lab | L:66.155 a:6.813 b:11.266 |
| CIE Luv | L:66.155 u:16.45 v:14.396 |
| Decimal | 11902093 |
| Hunter Lab | 59.603, 2.766, 11.714 |
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