Benjamin Moore Greyhound 1579

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What are Benjamin Moore Greyhound undertones?
Is Greyhound 1579 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Greyhound
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Greyhound 1579
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Greyhound 1579
Code:	1579
Name:	Greyhound
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Greyhound?

Benjamin Moore Greyhound 1579 is a muted mid-tone gray with a noticeable green cast that keeps it from reading flat or blue. Its low-saturation character gives walls a soft, weathered look, especially in rooms with natural daylight. Cooler light can bring forward the green-gray undertone, while warm bulbs tend to make the shade appear more neutral and slightly earthier. Greyhound suits bedrooms, studies, mudrooms, and exterior siding where a grounded gray is wanted without a stark appearance. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, charcoal accents, or natural stone with green or taupe variation.

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What are Benjamin Moore Greyhound undertones?

Greyhound is a mid-light, very muted sage-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#9DA8A1

RGB code:

157, 168, 161

Is Benjamin Moore Greyhound cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 142°, this Green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

1579 Greyhound HSL code: 142, 6%, 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 Greyhound

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 Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Greyhound:

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

1579
Greyhound

Darker shades

1579
Greyhound

CSP-735
Sea Glass

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 Greyhound with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 322, such as Benjamin Moore Black Raspberry and Aplomb.

1579
Greyhound

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LRV of Greyhound

Greyhound has an LRV of 37.93% 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 37.93%, 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	#9DA8A1
RGB Decimal	157, 168, 161
RGB Percent	61.57%, 65.88%, 63.14%
HSV	Hue: 142° Saturation: 6.55% Value: 65.88%
HSL	hsl(142, 6, 64)
CMYK	Cyan: 6.55 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 4.17 Key: 34.12
YIQ	Y: 163.913 I: -4.305 Q: -4.505
XYZ	X: 34.339 Y: 37.746 Z: 39.185
CIE Lab	L:67.833 a:-5.24 b:2.28
CIE Luv	L:67.833 u:-5.787 v:4.187
Decimal	10332321
Hunter Lab	61.438, -7.75, 5.191