Benjamin Moore Castle Walls 1573

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What are Benjamin Moore Castle Walls undertones?
Is Castle Walls 1573 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Castle Walls
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Castle Walls 1573
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Castle Walls 1573
Code:	1573
Name:	Castle Walls
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Castle Walls?

Benjamin Moore Castle Walls 1573 is a muted gray-green with a soft, weathered cast that keeps it grounded rather than overtly colorful. Its medium-light depth gives walls noticeable presence while still reflecting enough light for everyday spaces. In cooler daylight, the gray side is more pronounced; warmer bulbs can bring out its subdued green undertone. Castle Walls suits bedrooms, offices, and living rooms with natural wood, aged brass, warm white trim, or charcoal accents. It can also give cabinetry a restrained green-gray finish without making the room feel overly dark.

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What are Benjamin Moore Castle Walls undertones?

Castle Walls 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:

#A2ADA5

RGB code:

162, 173, 165

Is Benjamin Moore Castle Walls cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 136°, this Blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

1573 Castle Walls HSL code: 136, 6%, 66%

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 Walls

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Castle Walls:

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 Walls with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 316, such as Benjamin Moore Black Raspberry and Velvet Cloak.

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LRV of Castle Walls

Castle Walls has an LRV of 40.82% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident 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 40.82%, 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	#A2ADA5
RGB Decimal	162, 173, 165
RGB Percent	63.53%, 67.84%, 64.71%
HSV	Hue: 136° Saturation: 6.36% Value: 67.84%
HSL	hsl(136, 6, 66)
CMYK	Cyan: 6.36 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 4.62 Key: 32.16
YIQ	Y: 168.799 I: -3.984 Q: -4.817
XYZ	X: 36.634 Y: 40.285 Z: 41.433
CIE Lab	L:69.672 a:-5.402 b:2.78
CIE Luv	L:69.672 u:-5.745 v:4.96
Decimal	10661285
Hunter Lab	63.47, -8.047, 5.725