Benjamin Moore Azores AF-495

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Azores for bedroom (1 photo)
Azores for living room (7 photos)
Benjamin Moore Azores for bathroom (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore AF-495 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Benjamin Moore Azores reviews (9 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Azores undertones?
Is Azores AF-495 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Azores
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Azores AF-495
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Azores AF-495
Code:	AF-495
Name:	Azores
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Azores?

Benjamin Moore Azores AF-495 is a muted green-gray with a soft, weathered cast and moderate depth. Its blue-green undertone keeps it from reading as a standard sage, while the gray content gives the color a settled, low-saturation appearance. In bright natural light, Azores can look lighter and slightly cooler; under warmer lamps, its green side becomes more apparent. It is well suited to bedroom, bathroom, or study walls where a calm mid-tone is wanted without a stark contrast. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, charcoal accents, or creamy stone for a grounded palette.

Azores for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing green shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Azores for living room (7 photos)

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space

Benjamin Moore Azores living room interior

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Benjamin Moore Azores victorian house interior

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Benjamin Moore AF-495 for bathroom (2 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool mid-tone green real bathrooms.

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Benjamin Moore Azores minimalist bathroom

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Benjamin Moore AF-495 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool green hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Benjamin Moore Azores small kitchen cabinets

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Benjamin Moore Azores reviews (9 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this green that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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Benjamin Moore Azores kitchen painted backsplash

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Benjamin Moore Azores kitchen backsplash

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Benjamin Moore Azores kidsroom interior, children's room

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What are Benjamin Moore Azores undertones?

Azores is a mid-light, very muted sage-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#89A098

RGB code:

137, 160, 152

Is Benjamin Moore Azores cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 159°, this Green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

AF-495 Azores HSL code: 159, 11%, 58%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Azores

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Azores:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Darker shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Azores with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 339, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.

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LRV of Azores

Azores has an LRV of 33.61% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 33.61%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#89A098
RGB Decimal	137, 160, 152
RGB Percent	53.73%, 62.75%, 59.61%
HSV	Hue: 159° Saturation: 14.38% Value: 62.75%
HSL	hsl(159, 11, 58)
CMYK	Cyan: 14.38 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 5.0 Key: 37.25
YIQ	Y: 152.211 I: -11.135 Q: -7.355
XYZ	X: 28.553 Y: 32.726 Z: 34.51
CIE Lab	L:63.939 a:-9.695 b:1.464
CIE Luv	L:63.939 u:-12.058 v:3.701
Decimal	9019544
Hunter Lab	57.207, -11.02, 4.279