Benjamin Moore Comet 1628

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What are Benjamin Moore Comet undertones?
Is Comet 1628 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Comet
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Comet 1628
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Comet 1628
Code:	1628
Name:	Comet
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Comet?

Benjamin Moore Comet 1628 is a muted blue-gray with a cool, lightly softened cast. Its medium-light depth gives walls enough presence without making a room feel dark, while the low saturation keeps the color calm rather than icy. In daylight, Comet reads as a dusty gray-blue; under warmer lamps, its gray base becomes more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, home offices, and built-in cabinetry where a restrained color is wanted. Pair it with crisp white trim, charcoal accents, pale oak, brushed nickel, or warm natural linens to bring out its subtle contrast.

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What are Benjamin Moore Comet undertones?

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

HEX value:

#97A2AE

RGB code:

151, 162, 174

Is Benjamin Moore Comet cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 211°, this Blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

1628 Comet HSL code: 211, 12%, 64%

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 Comet

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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Morning

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Afternoon

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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 Comet:

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 Comet with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 31, such as Benjamin Moore Night Shade and Woodcliff Lake.

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LRV of Comet

Comet has an LRV of 36.27% 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 36.27%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#97A2AE
RGB Decimal	151, 162, 174
RGB Percent	59.22%, 63.53%, 68.24%
HSV	Hue: 211° Saturation: 13.22% Value: 68.24%
HSL	hsl(211, 12, 64)
CMYK	Cyan: 13.22 Magenta: 6.9 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 31.76
YIQ	Y: 160.079 I: -10.411 Q: 1.407
XYZ	X: 33.32 Y: 35.475 Z: 45.125
CIE Lab	L:66.117 a:-1.398 b:-7.532
CIE Luv	L:66.117 u:-6.585 v:-10.969
Decimal	9937582
Hunter Lab	59.561, -4.374, -3.227