Stone Hearth
984 · Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore
Stone Hearth
984
Noticeable yellow-beige, a warm color
- Color family
- Neutral
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Benjamin Moore Stone Hearth 984 is a warm mid taupe, a step deeper than the greiges most people start with and warmer than any of the grays. An LRV of 49 puts it just under halfway on the reflectance scale, so it gives a room weight without shutting it down. It carries a touch more red than Smokey Taupe 983 one rung above it on the same strip, which is why it reads soft rather than gray on a cabinet door.
Is Stone Hearth warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans yellow
Undertone
Noticeable yellow-beige
A visible lean you see in daylight.
Measured, Stone Hearth is a yellow-beige with a clear warm lean and a small amount of red underneath. On a large wall that red does not show as pink; it shows as softness, and it is the reason the color does not go cold in a room with gray flooring. Against white trim the gap is about two steps, enough to draw a clean line at every casing. Warm oak and rattan bring the brown forward. Cool marble and white quartz make it look darker and browner than the chip, which is worth knowing before it goes on cabinet doors.
Stone Hearth in north, south, east and west light
In a north room Stone Hearth loses some warmth and settles as a soft mushroom, which is a usable version of it: the risk at this depth is a room that feels enclosed rather than a color that turns. South light is where the beige is fullest and the walls read lighter than the chip suggests. East rooms are warm early and plain by mid afternoon. West sun brings the brown up late in the day. Hold the bulbs at 2700K to 3000K, because cooler light at this depth removes the color and leaves only the depth behind.
Watch for
- A north room with one window will feel enclosed in it, so try a single wall first
- Reads browner and darker beside white quartz than it does on the chip
- Under 4000K bulbs it keeps its weight and loses its warmth
Best rooms and surfaces for Stone Hearth
Stone Hearth gets chosen for cabinets more often than for walls, and the depth is why: a kitchen island, a laundry run or a bathroom vanity in it reads as a warm mushroom against a light counter without tipping into brown. On walls it suits a bedroom, a study or a dining room with good light, where it acts as a color rather than a neutral. A whole open plan in it is a lot unless the ceilings are high and the glazing is generous. In a small bathroom it belongs on the vanity, not on the walls. It sits well over a wood floor and poorly under a cool gray one.
Stone Hearth on an exterior
Stone Hearth is sold for exterior work as well, and it makes a good mid-tone body color, the sort that lets stone or brick stay in front. Sun opens it up a long way, so a lit wall reads as a light beige while the shaded sides hold the taupe, and a house with deep eaves shows both at once. Battenberg AF-70 from its coordinating list is the cream for the trim, and Firenze AF-225 is the door color if you want warmth instead of black.
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Stone Hearth vs Pashmina, Revere Pewter, Accessible Beige and Smokey Taupe
PashminaStone HearthStone Hearth vs Pashmina AF-100
Stone Hearth is noticeably lighter; both have a noticeable yellow-beige undertone.
Pashmina AF-100 is the darker of the pair by about five points, 44 to 49, and the two get searched against each other constantly because they do one job at two weights. Pashmina is browner and flatter; Stone Hearth keeps more red and reads softer. For a full kitchen of cabinets in a bright room Pashmina holds better. For an island, a vanity or a bedroom wall Stone Hearth is the easier one to live with.
Revere PewterStone HearthStone Hearth vs Revere Pewter HC-172
Stone Hearth is noticeably darker; undertone noticeable yellow-beige vs subtle yellow-beige.
Revere Pewter HC-172 is six points lighter and it is a greige where Stone Hearth is a taupe: a green trace against a red one. Painted out, Revere Pewter looks gray and Stone Hearth looks brown, and warm bulbs widen the gap. People who tried Revere Pewter and found it cold tend to end up here. People who find Stone Hearth heavy go back the other way.
Accessible BeigeStone HearthStone Hearth vs Accessible Beige SW 7036
Stone Hearth is noticeably darker; both have a noticeable yellow-beige undertone.
Accessible Beige SW 7036 is nine points lighter and much the more forgiving color, a light beige that most rooms accept without argument. Stone Hearth is what you reach for when Accessible Beige washes out: the same warmth with a good deal more of it. In a room with south windows Accessible Beige can look nearly white by afternoon while Stone Hearth still reads as a color.
Smokey TaupeStone HearthStone Hearth vs Smokey Taupe 983
Stone Hearth is noticeably darker; both have a noticeable yellow-beige undertone.
Smokey Taupe 983 is the rung directly above Stone Hearth on the same strip, six points lighter and mixed from the same pigments. There is no undertone argument to have here; it is one decision about depth. Smokey Taupe is the safer wall color in a room with average light, and Stone Hearth is the one that still reads as a taupe in a room full of sun.
Questions about Stone Hearth
Is Stone Hearth a good color for kitchen cabinets?
Yes, and it is the main reason people search for it. On doors it reads as a warm mushroom rather than a gray or a brown, and it hides marks better than a pale cabinet color does. It needs a counter clearly lighter than the doors, and it looks best with unlacquered brass or aged bronze; polished chrome flattens it. Test a door sample against the counter, not against a wall.
What colors go with Stone Hearth?
The brand's coordinating picks are Battenberg AF-70 and Hushed Hue 1520 for the light, Water's Edge 1635 for a muted blue and Firenze AF-225 for a terracotta, which is a fair map of the range it takes. Oak, rattan, cream limestone and antique brass all work. A cool blue-gray does not, since it pushes the taupe toward purple by contrast.
Does Stone Hearth look pink or green?
Neither on a wall, although the measurement puts it on the pink side of neutral rather than the green side. That lean shows up as warmth instead of color, and it is what keeps the taupe from looking like a gray in a room with cool flooring. When something does read pink it is usually the floor or the stone beside it doing the work.
Is Stone Hearth good for exteriors?
It is sold for exterior use and works as a body color on a house with stone or brick, where a mid taupe keeps the masonry in front. Expect a wide spread across the elevations: the sunlit walls read as a light beige and the shaded ones as a full taupe. It wants a cream trim rather than a bright white.
What is the Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Stone Hearth?
Shiitake SW 9173 is the nearest Sherwin-Williams color with a page here, close enough that the two would be hard to separate on a wall, and Analytical Gray SW 7051 and Loggia SW 7506 are just behind it. Jogging Path SW 7638 is close as well. These come from measuring published colors against each other, so sample before ordering.
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