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Natural Linen

Natural Linen is a Neutral paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Benjamin Moore Classics® Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.

LRV

59.84

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Light Reflectance Value
59.84
Light
TemperatureWarm
Tone
CalmingCharmingCozyPaleSoftTimeless
UseInterior & Exterior

Natural Linen in Rooms

Follow Natural Linen from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 6 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

3 Kitchen Cabinets Photos

Catalog words such as Calming, Charming, Cozy offer another lens on its character. In this setting, let light moving across doors, rails and recessed panels and countertops, hardware, splashbacks and flooring guide the final sample decision.

Benjamin Moore Natural Linen kitchen cabinets paint

Kitchen cabinets painted Natural Linen offer a fresh, understated neutral palette.

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Benjamin Moore Natural Linen kitchen cabinets color

Cabinet color Natural Linen provides a soft, sophisticated finish for kitchens.

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Benjamin Moore Natural Linen kitchen cabinets makeover

Cabinetry in Natural Linen brings understated elegance to this kitchen makeover.

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3 Misc Photos

Natural Linen (966) brings its neutral character into an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.

Natural Linen painted furniture color

Painted furniture in Natural Linen achieves a soft, versatile neutral appearance.

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Benjamin Moore Natural Linen painted furniture

Furniture pieces dressed in Natural Linen coordinate seamlessly with any décor.

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Benjamin Moore Natural Linen wall paint

Walls finished in Natural Linen create a light, airy living environment.

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Coordinating Colors

Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Stormy Monday
Stormy Monday
Natural Linen vs Stormy Monday
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Benjamin Moore
Stormy Monday
2112-50 · LRV 41

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 41), opening up a space where Stormy Monday encloses it.

Natural Linen
Natural Linen
White Heron
White Heron
Natural Linen vs White Heron
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Benjamin Moore
White Heron
OC-57 · LRV 87

White Heron reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 60), opening up a space where Natural Linen encloses it.

Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Ocean Floor
Ocean Floor
Natural Linen vs Ocean Floor
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Benjamin Moore
Ocean Floor
1630 · LRV 14

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 14), opening up a space where Ocean Floor encloses it.

Dune White
Dune White
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Dune White vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Dune White
968 · LRV 80
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Natural Linen encloses it.

Similar Colors

Cream Fleece
Cream Fleece
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Cream Fleece vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Cream Fleece
233 · LRV 64
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Cream Fleece reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Jute
Jute
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Jute vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Jute
AF-80 · LRV 63
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

A 3-point LRV gap (63 vs 60) makes Jute the marginally brighter of the two.

Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Temporal Spirit
Temporal Spirit
Natural Linen vs Temporal Spirit
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Benjamin Moore
Temporal Spirit
965 · LRV 62

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Berber White
Berber White
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Berber White vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Berber White
955 · LRV 63
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Berber White reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Complementary Colors

Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Normandy
Normandy
Natural Linen vs Normandy
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Benjamin Moore
Normandy
2129-40 · LRV 22

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 22), opening up a space where Normandy encloses it.

Feather Gray
Feather Gray
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Feather Gray vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Feather Gray
2127-60 · LRV 58
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Bachelor Blue
Bachelor Blue
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Bachelor Blue vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Bachelor Blue
1629 · LRV 24
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 24), opening up a space where Bachelor Blue encloses it.

Mineral Alloy
Mineral Alloy
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Mineral Alloy vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Mineral Alloy
1622 · LRV 28
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 28), opening up a space where Mineral Alloy encloses it.

Coastline
Coastline
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Coastline vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Coastline
AF-570 · LRV 34
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 34, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.

Comet
Comet
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Comet vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Comet
1628 · LRV 36
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 36), opening up a space where Comet encloses it.

Andes Summit
Andes Summit
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Andes Summit vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Andes Summit
CSP-600 · LRV 14
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 14, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.

Lighter Colors

Elmira White
Elmira White
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Elmira White vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Elmira White
HC-84 · LRV 65
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Elmira White the marginally brighter of the two.

Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Strand of Pearls
Strand of Pearls
Natural Linen vs Strand of Pearls
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Benjamin Moore
Strand of Pearls
CSP-395 · LRV 72

At LRV 72 vs 60, Strand of Pearls is decisively the brighter choice.

Hushed Hue
Hushed Hue
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Hushed Hue vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Hushed Hue
1520 · LRV 71
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

A 11-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Hushed Hue the marginally brighter of the two.

Lace Handkerchief
Lace Handkerchief
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Lace Handkerchief vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Lace Handkerchief
CSP-220 · LRV 60
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

With LRVs of 60 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Jute
Jute
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Jute vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Jute
AF-80 · LRV 63
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

A 3-point LRV gap (63 vs 60) makes Jute the marginally brighter of the two.

Darker Colors

Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Yorkshire Tan
Yorkshire Tan
Natural Linen vs Yorkshire Tan
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Benjamin Moore
Yorkshire Tan
HC-23 · LRV 44

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Yorkshire Tan encloses it.

Coastal Path
Coastal Path
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Coastal Path vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Coastal Path
AF-380 · LRV 45
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

At LRV 60 vs 45, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.

Danville Tan
Danville Tan
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Danville Tan vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Danville Tan
HC-91 · LRV 41
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Natural Linen reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 41), opening up a space where Danville Tan encloses it.

Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Quincy Tan
Quincy Tan
Natural Linen vs Quincy Tan
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60
Benjamin Moore
Quincy Tan
HC-25 · LRV 43

At LRV 60 vs 43, Natural Linen is decisively the brighter choice.

Hush
Hush
Natural Linen
Natural Linen
Hush vs Natural Linen
Benjamin Moore
Hush
AF-95 · LRV 57
Benjamin Moore
Natural Linen
966 · LRV 60

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Color Codes

RGB215, 205, 183
HSL41° 29% 78%
CMYK0 5 15 16
CIE LabL: 82.7 a: -0.2 b: 12.2
XYZX: 0.58 Y: 0.61 Z: 0.54

Manufacturer description

Like its namesake, this sandy neutral provides just the right amount of rustic warmth and elegance.

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