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Smokey Taupe by Ben Moore in our apartment bedroom

Smokey Taupe by Benjamin Moore: Paint Color Review

If you’re considering using Smokey Taupe by Benjamin Moore in your home, I have good news! You’ve landed in the right place to learn all about this taupe paint color! I’m Kaite, a certified color expert, professional color consultant and I’ve used Benjamin Moore Smokey Taupe in my own home! This post contains affiliate links….

historical collection blues

Color Saturation

One of the keys to understanding color is to isolate the key properties and understand how each affects our perception. In earlier posts, we have already discussed hue and chroma. And today we are covering a third key property: saturation which refers to the amount of pigment in a color and describes how vivid or…

brewster gray paint on fireplace mantle with wallpaper

Brewster Gray by Benjamin Moore: The perfect Blue Gray Paint Color

If giving paint colors a star rating were a thing, I would give Brewster Gray five stars. We recently painted our foyer this gorgeous historical blue gray paint color by Benjamin Moore, and I am utterly in love with it! Along with our fun wallpaper, this paint color took this space went from blah to…

A few paint chips from the Ben Moore fan deck

Color Hue: What is It?

In color theory, hue refers to the pure, base color of the spectrum, such as red, blue, yellow, green, etc. Hue is the color’s name. Today we will discuss how to determine the hue of a color and how to distinguish it from other characteristics of color such as value, saturation and chroma. I will…