Benjamin Moore Castle Peak Gray 1561

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Benjamin Moore 1561 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
What are Benjamin Moore Castle Peak Gray undertones?
Is Castle Peak Gray 1561 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Castle Peak Gray
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Castle Peak Gray 1561
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Castle Peak Gray 1561
Code:	1561
Name:	Castle Peak Gray
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Castle Peak Gray?

Benjamin Moore Castle Peak Gray 1561 is a deep, muted gray with a clear olive-khaki cast that keeps it from reading blue or stark. Its low-saturation finish gives walls a grounded, weathered look, especially alongside warm white trim, natural oak, and aged brass. In bright daylight, the green-brown undertone becomes more apparent, while evening light can make the color look darker and more charcoal-like. Castle Peak Gray suits studies, dining rooms, mudrooms, and exterior siding where a substantial mid-to-dark neutral feels appropriate. Use it on cabinetry or an accent wall with creamy off-whites, black details, leather, stone, and other earthy materials.

Benjamin Moore 1561 on kitchen cabinets

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What are Benjamin Moore Castle Peak Gray undertones?

Castle Peak Gray is a midtone, very muted olive-brown. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#696757

RGB code:

105, 103, 87

Is Benjamin Moore Castle Peak Gray cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 53°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

1561 Castle Peak Gray HSL code: 53, 9%, 38%

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 Castle Peak Gray

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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Castle Peak Gray:

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 Castle Peak Gray with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 233, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Evening Dove.

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LRV of Castle Peak Gray

Castle Peak Gray has an LRV of 14.62% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 14.62%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#696757
RGB Decimal	105, 103, 87
RGB Percent	41.18%, 40.39%, 34.12%
HSV	Hue: 53° Saturation: 17.14% Value: 41.18%
HSL	hsl(53, 9, 38)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.9 Yellow: 17.14 Key: 58.82
YIQ	Y: 101.774 I: 6.333 Q: -4.556
XYZ	X: 12.396 Y: 13.392 Z: 10.946
CIE Lab	L:43.348 a:-2.249 b:9.328
CIE Luv	L:43.348 u:2.044 v:12.052
Decimal	6907735
Hunter Lab	36.595, -3.578, 7.882