Benjamin Moore Cloudy Sky 2122-30

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What are Benjamin Moore Cloudy Sky undertones?
Is Cloudy Sky 2122-30 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cloudy Sky
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Cloudy Sky 2122-30
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cloudy Sky 2122-30
Code:	2122-30
Name:	Cloudy Sky
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Cloudy Sky?

Benjamin Moore Cloudy Sky 2122-30 is a muted blue-gray with a noticeable green cast, giving it the look of weathered sea glass or a hazy horizon. Its medium depth keeps it from reading pale or icy, while the softened saturation makes it feel grounded on larger wall areas. In cool daylight, the blue-gray character is more apparent; warmer bulbs can bring forward its subtle green undertone. Cloudy Sky suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and quiet living spaces, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents. For cabinetry or an accent wall, pair it with creamy off-whites and natural stone rather than strongly yellowed finishes.

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What are Benjamin Moore Cloudy Sky undertones?

Cloudy Sky is a mid-light, very muted muted teal-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#8F9D9E

RGB code:

143, 157, 158

Is Benjamin Moore Cloudy Sky cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 184°, this Blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

2122-30 Cloudy Sky HSL code: 184, 7%, 59%

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 Cloudy Sky

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 Cloudy Sky:

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 Cloudy Sky with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 4, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

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LRV of Cloudy Sky

Cloudy Sky has an LRV of 33.31% 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 33.31%, 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	#8F9D9E
RGB Decimal	143, 157, 158
RGB Percent	56.08%, 61.57%, 61.96%
HSV	Hue: 184° Saturation: 9.49% Value: 61.96%
HSL	hsl(184, 7, 59)
CMYK	Cyan: 9.49 Magenta: 0.63 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 38.04
YIQ	Y: 152.928 I: -8.664 Q: -2.65
XYZ	X: 29.554 Y: 32.422 Z: 37.039
CIE Lab	L:63.69 a:-4.753 b:-2.218
CIE Luv	L:63.69 u:-7.696 v:-2.444
Decimal	9411998
Hunter Lab	56.94, -6.996, 1.29