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Benjamin Moore

Santo Domingo Cream

274

Santo Domingo Cream is a soft, pale yellow with an LRV of 74.7, placing it in the high-reflectance range and making it effective at brightening rooms without appearing stark. Its warm yellow undertones carry a slight buttery quality, leaning neither too green nor too orange. The color reads as a tinted white in strong daylight and gains more visible warmth under incandescent lighting.

It coordinates well with Benjamin Moore Weston Flax, Soleil, Soft Chamois, Cloud Cover, and Hale Navy, allowing it to anchor both warm monochromatic and high-contrast schemes.
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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

274

Collection

Benjamin Moore Classics

Santo Domingo Cream 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 Santo Domingo Cream under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Santo Domingo Cream under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Yellow

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

45°

Orange Family

Lightness

83%

Light

Saturation

72%

Highly Saturated

LRV

74.7
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
#F3E4B6
RGB Decimal
243, 228, 182
RGB Percent
95.3%, 89.4%, 71.4%
HSL
45.2, 71.8%, 83.3%
HSV
45.2, 25.1%, 95.3%
CMYK
0.0%, 6.2%, 25.1%, 4.7%
YIQ
227.2, 23.8, -11.2
XYZ
73.15, 77.92, 55.44
CIE Lab
90.74, -1.89, 24.33
CIE Luv
90.74, 11.72, 34.96
Hunter Lab
88.27, -1.90, 21.41
Decimal
15983798

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Santo Domingo CreamHoneybeeGoldfieldGolden Hour

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Santo Domingo CreamIvory TuskPainter's CanvasVanilla Ice Cream

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Santo Domingo CreamRiverdale GreenTeacup RoseCitra Lime

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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