Benjamin Moore Distant Gray OC-68 paint color review
Let’s dive into a full Distant Gray paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful OC-68. Find out if this gorgeous cold grey paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
| Official color page: | Distant Gray OC-68 |
| Color code: | OC-68 |
| Color name: | Distant Gray |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
Distant Gray for bedroom
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We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing Beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool Light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
Distant Gray for exterior
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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 hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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LRV of Distant Gray
Distant Gray OC-68 has an LRV of 88.14% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 88.14% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Benjamin Moore Distant Gray undertones?
Green is Benjamin Moore Distant Gray undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#F2F4F1
RGB code:
242, 244, 241
Is Benjamin Moore Distant Gray OC-68 cool or warm?
With a hue of 100° this Grey refers cool paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
OC-68 Distant Gray HSL code: 100, 12%, 95%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Cool Grey shades make a room feel sleek, fresh and modern
- Cooler hues have a calm and relaxation effect
- Cool Grey undertones make small spaces feel more open and expansive
- Cool paint hue are ideal for bedroom or bathroom. Be careful with deep blues and greens in bathroom, which will reflect on your skin.
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Distant Gray:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Darker shades
Color comparison
Distant Gray OC-68 vs Chantilly Lace OC-65
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Distant Gray OC-68 vs Snowfall White OC-118
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Color codes
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need. To copy the code, just click the icon to the right of it.
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #F2F4F1 |  |
| RGB Decimal | 242, 244, 241 | |
| RGB Percent | 94.90%, 95.69%, 94.51% | |
| HSV | Hue: 100° Saturation: 1.23% Value: 95.69% | |
| HSL | hsl(100, 12, 95) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.82 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.23 Key: 4.31 | |
| YIQ | Y: 243.06 I: -0.228 Q: -1.357 | |
| XYZ | X: 84.842 Y: 89.929 Z: 96.084 | |
| CIE Lab | L:95.967 a:-1.195 b:1.213 | |
| CIE Luv | L:95.967 u:-0.956 v:2.082 | |
| Decimal | 15922417 | |
| Hunter lab | 94.831, -6.257, 6.309 | |
