Benjamin Moore Half Moon Crest 1481

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What are Benjamin Moore Half Moon Crest undertones?
Is Half Moon Crest 1481 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Half Moon Crest
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Half Moon Crest 1481
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Half Moon Crest 1481
Code:	1481
Name:	Half Moon Crest
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Half Moon Crest?

Benjamin Moore Half Moon Crest 1481 is a light, muted gray with a faint green cast that keeps it from reading flat or icy. Its low saturation gives walls a soft, weathered appearance, especially in rooms with natural wood, linen upholstery, or brushed nickel details. In bright daylight, Half Moon Crest can look like a clean pale gray, while lower or warmer light may draw out its subtle olive-gray undertone. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral is needed without the starkness of a true cool gray. Pair it with off-white trim, charcoal accents, warm oak, or deep forest green for a grounded palette.

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What are Benjamin Moore Half Moon Crest undertones?

Half Moon Crest is a mid-light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#BBBEB8

RGB code:

187, 190, 184

Is Benjamin Moore Half Moon Crest cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 90°, this Grey shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.

1481 Half Moon Crest HSL code: 90, 4%, 73%

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 Half Moon Crest

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

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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 Half Moon Crest:

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 Half Moon Crest with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 270, such as Benjamin Moore Cupid's Dart and Carolina Plum.

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LRV of Half Moon Crest

Half Moon Crest has an LRV of 51.02% 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 51.02%, 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	#BBBEB8
RGB Decimal	187, 190, 184
RGB Percent	73.33%, 74.51%, 72.16%
HSV	Hue: 90° Saturation: 3.16% Value: 74.51%
HSL	hsl(90, 4, 73)
CMYK	Cyan: 1.58 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.16 Key: 25.49
YIQ	Y: 188.419 I: 0.14 Q: -2.502
XYZ	X: 47.557 Y: 50.852 Z: 52.645
CIE Lab	L:76.59 a:-2.15 b:2.663
CIE Luv	L:76.59 u:-1.375 v:4.311
Decimal	12304056
Hunter Lab	71.311, -5.754, 6.147