Benjamin Moore Blue Veil 875
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| Official page: | Blue Veil 875 |
| Code: | 875 |
| Name: | Blue Veil |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Blue Veil?
Benjamin Moore Blue Veil 875 is a very light, muted blue-gray with a cool cast and low saturation. Its pale value keeps walls looking open and airy, while the slight blue presence prevents it from reading as plain gray. In bright daylight, Blue Veil can appear almost silvery with a soft icy-blue edge; under warmer evening lighting, it may settle into a gentler gray-blue. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and calm living areas, especially when paired with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or honed marble. For contrast, use deeper charcoal, navy, or blue-green accents rather than overly warm colors.
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What are Benjamin Moore Blue Veil undertones?
Blue Veil is a light, near-neutral neutral off-white. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
217, 224, 225
Is Benjamin Moore Blue Veil cool or warm?
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With a hue of 188°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
875 Blue Veil HSL code: 188, 12%, 87%
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 Blue Veil
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Blue Veil:
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
Darker shades
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 Blue Veil with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 8, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.
LRV of Blue Veil
Blue Veil has an LRV of 73.8% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
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 73.8%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #D9E0E1 |
| RGB Decimal | 217, 224, 225 |
| RGB Percent | 85.10%, 87.84%, 88.24% |
| HSV | Hue: 187° Saturation: 3.56% Value: 88.24% |
| HSL | hsl(188, 12, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.56 Magenta: 0.44 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 11.76 |
| YIQ | Y: 222.021 I: -4.493 Q: -1.17 |
| XYZ | X: 68.858 Y: 73.499 Z: 81.773 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.685 a:-2.165 b:-1.302 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.685 u:-3.939 v:-1.614 |
| Decimal | 14278881 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.731, -6.662, 3.46 |
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