Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud 1550

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Benjamin Moore 1550 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud reviews (6 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud undertones?
Is Cumulus Cloud 1550 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cumulus Cloud
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Cumulus Cloud 1550
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Cumulus Cloud 1550
Code:	1550
Name:	Cumulus Cloud
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud?

Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud 1550 is a light, muted gray-beige with a softly weathered cast. Its #C5C1B8 color value suggests gentle warmth beneath the gray, keeping it from reading icy while preserving a restrained, low-saturation look. In bright daylight, Cumulus Cloud can appear like a pale warm gray; under warmer lamps, its beige and taupe notes become more noticeable. It suits living room, bedroom, and hallway walls where a quiet neutral is needed without the starkness of bright white. Pair it with creamy trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, or charcoal details for contrast.

Benjamin Moore 1550 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud kitchen cabinets

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Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud reviews (6 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud dining room color

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Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud hallway color

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What are Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud undertones?

Cumulus Cloud is a mid-light, very muted neutral that reads as a soft gray-beige rather than a distinct color. In the supplied digital sample, it has a subtle yellowward bias, which can make the gray feel slightly warmer, though that bias is faint and not definitive for the paint itself. Benjamin Moore describes it as a neutral with hints of gray and compares it to an overcast afternoon on a warm summer day, which fits its visibly restrained, lightly warm gray character. Warm artificial light may bring out its soft beige cast, while cool daylight can make its gray side appear more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#C5C1B8

RGB code:

197, 193, 184

Is Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud cool or warm?

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cool

With a hue of 42°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

1550 Cumulus Cloud HSL code: 42, 10%, 75%

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 Cumulus Cloud

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Cumulus Cloud:

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 Cumulus Cloud with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.

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LRV of Cumulus Cloud

Cumulus Cloud has an LRV of 52.31% 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 52.31%, 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

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Format	Code
HEX	#C5C1B8
RGB Decimal	197, 193, 184
RGB Percent	77.25%, 75.69%, 72.16%
HSV	Hue: 42° Saturation: 6.6% Value: 77.25%
HSL	hsl(42, 10, 75)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.03 Yellow: 6.6 Key: 22.75
YIQ	Y: 193.17 I: 5.276 Q: -1.955
XYZ	X: 50.746 Y: 53.471 Z: 52.982
CIE Lab	L:78.152 a:-0.205 b:5.023
CIE Luv	L:78.152 u:2.828 v:7.428
Decimal	12960184
Hunter Lab	73.124, -4.094, 8.228