Benjamin Moore Cedar Mountains 706

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Benjamin Moore 706 on kitchen cabinets (6 photos)
Cedar Mountains for exterior (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Cedar Mountains reviews (6 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Cedar Mountains undertones?
Is Cedar Mountains 706 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cedar Mountains
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Cedar Mountains 706
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cedar Mountains 706
Code:	706
Name:	Cedar Mountains
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Cedar Mountains?

Benjamin Moore Cedar Mountains 706 is a muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast, giving it a grounded, medium-depth appearance. Its cool lean is softened by the subdued saturation, so it reads less like a bright coastal green and more like a weathered mineral tone. In daylight, Cedar Mountains can show its green side more clearly, while lower or cooler artificial light tends to bring forward the blue-gray character. It is well suited to a study, bedroom, mudroom, or painted cabinetry where a calm but defined color is wanted. Pair it with soft off-whites, charcoal accents, aged brass, natural oak, and linen or wool textures for a layered, tactile interior.

Benjamin Moore 706 on kitchen cabinets (6 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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Cedar Mountains for exterior (2 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool green hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Benjamin Moore Cedar Mountains reviews (6 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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What are Benjamin Moore Cedar Mountains undertones?

Cedar Mountains is a midtone, muted blue-green with a gray cast and low saturation, so it reads more softened than bright. In the supplied digital sample, the color leans subtly green, though that bias is restrained rather than strongly defined. Benjamin Moore describes it as a blue-green with versatile gray undertones, which fits the visible blue-green family by muting and cooling its overall appearance rather than making it read as a pure blue or green. Warm artificial light may bring out a slightly softer, grayer look, while cool daylight can make its blue-green character appear clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#71887F

RGB code:

113, 136, 127

Is Benjamin Moore Cedar Mountains cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 157°, this dark green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

706 Cedar Mountains HSL code: 157, 9%, 49%

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 Cedar Mountains

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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Cedar Mountains:

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

706
Cedar Mountains

Darker shades

706
Cedar Mountains

692
Jack Pine

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 Cedar Mountains with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 337, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.

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Cedar Mountains

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LRV of Cedar Mountains

Cedar Mountains has an LRV of 23.68% 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 23.68%, 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	#71887F
RGB Decimal	113, 136, 127
RGB Percent	44.31%, 53.33%, 49.80%
HSV	Hue: 157° Saturation: 16.91% Value: 53.33%
HSL	hsl(157, 9, 49)
CMYK	Cyan: 16.91 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 6.62 Key: 46.67
YIQ	Y: 128.097 I: -10.814 Q: -7.666
XYZ	X: 19.444 Y: 22.651 Z: 23.421
CIE Lab	L:54.711 a:-10.176 b:2.083
CIE Luv	L:54.711 u:-11.909 v:4.508
Decimal	7440511
Hunter Lab	47.593, -10.363, 4.138