Benjamin Moore Dragon's Breath 1547

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Dragon's Breath for bedroom (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore 1547 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
Dragon's Breath for exterior (4 photos)
Benjamin Moore Dragon's Breath reviews (7 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Dragon's Breath undertones?
Is Dragon's Breath 1547 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dragon's Breath
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Dragon's Breath 1547
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Dragon's Breath 1547
Code:	1547
Name:	Dragon's Breath
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Dragon's Breath?

Benjamin Moore Dragon's Breath 1547 is a deep, muted charcoal gray with a noticeable brown cast that keeps it from reading blue or stark. Its low-saturation finish gives walls a grounded, earthy look, especially alongside natural oak, aged brass, leather, and linen. In brighter light, the warm gray-brown undertone becomes easier to see; lower light lets it settle into a darker, more shadowed neutral. Use it on a dining room, study, exterior trim, or kitchen island when you want definition without the hard contrast of black. Pair Dragon's Breath with warm off-whites, soft putty tones, and medium wood finishes for a cohesive palette.

Dragon's Breath for bedroom

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 warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Benjamin Moore 1547 on kitchen cabinets

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

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Dragon's Breath for exterior (4 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 warm beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Benjamin Moore Dragon's Breath reviews (7 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige 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 Dragon's Breath undertones?

Dragon's Breath is a deep, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#55514A

RGB code:

85, 81, 74

Is Benjamin Moore Dragon's Breath cool or warm?

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cool

With a hue of 38°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

1547 Dragon's Breath HSL code: 38, 7%, 31%

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 Dragon's Breath

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 brown shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Dragon's Breath:

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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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 Dragon's Breath with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.

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LRV of Dragon's Breath

Dragon's Breath has an LRV of 9.18% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 9.18%, 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	#55514A
RGB Decimal	85, 81, 74
RGB Percent	33.33%, 31.76%, 29.02%
HSV	Hue: 38° Saturation: 12.94% Value: 33.33%
HSL	hsl(38, 7, 31)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.71 Yellow: 12.94 Key: 66.67
YIQ	Y: 81.398 I: 4.633 Q: -1.332
XYZ	X: 7.925 Y: 8.311 Z: 7.663
CIE Lab	L:34.622 a:0.235 b:4.704
CIE Luv	L:34.622 u:2.66 v:5.597
Decimal	5591370
Hunter Lab	28.828, -1.382, 4.419