Benjamin Moore

Pensive

AF-140

Pensive is a medium beige from Benjamin Moore with warm undertones that keep it from reading flat or overly cool under most lighting conditions. It has an LRV of 42.01, placing it solidly in the mid-range where it neither absorbs too much light nor washes out in bright rooms. This shade works well in living rooms, bedrooms, and corridors that need a dependable warm neutral.

It coordinates with Muslin, Shaker Beige, Newburg Green, Hale Navy, and First Light, functioning as a grounding mid-tone in both traditional and modern palettes.

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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

AF-140

Collection

Affinity Color Collection

Pensive in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Pensive under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Pensive under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

32°

Orange Family

Lightness

66%

Medium

Saturation

23%

Muted

LRV

42.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#BDAA95

RGB Decimal

189, 170, 149

RGB Percent

74.1%, 66.7%, 58.4%

HSL

31.5, 23.3%, 66.3%

HSV

31.5, 21.2%, 74.1%

CMYK

0.0%, 10.1%, 21.2%, 25.9%

YIQ

173.3, 18.1, -2.5

XYZ

40.79, 41.74, 34.34

CIE Lab

70.69, 3.47, 13.33

CIE Luv

70.69, 12.93, 18.00

Hunter Lab

64.61, 3.18, 11.05

Decimal

12429973

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Pensive Song Thrush Clay Deer Trail

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Pensive Old Map Fuzzy Unicorn Tailor's Chalk

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Pensive Sterling Silver Oxford Gray Slipstream

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Pensive Sumptuous Sage Cameo Pink Seawashed Glass

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Pensive Cameo Pink Lighthearted Rose Ashberry

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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