Benjamin Moore Hancock Green / 485 / Mosaic Glass / HC-117
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- Hancock Green for bedroom (1 photo)
- Benjamin Moore HC-117 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
- Benjamin Moore Hancock Green reviews (3 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Hancock Green undertones?
- Is Hancock Green HC-117 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Hancock Green
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Hancock Green HC-117
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Hancock Green HC-117 |
| Code: | HC-117 |
| Name: | Hancock Green |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Hancock Green?
Benjamin Moore Hancock Green HC-117 is a light, muted green with a noticeable yellow cast that keeps it from reading icy or blue. Its soft, low-saturation appearance can feel like a faded leaf green in daylight, while warmer bulbs may draw out its gentle khaki side. It is well suited to kitchen walls, breakfast nooks, bedrooms, or cabinetry where a pale color with more character than off-white is wanted. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, and aged brass for an easy, grounded palette. For contrast, deeper olive greens, charcoal, or dark brown wood can give Hancock Green more definition.
Hancock Green for bedroom
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Benjamin Moore HC-117 on kitchen cabinets
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Benjamin Moore Hancock Green reviews (3 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Hancock Green undertones?
Hancock Green is a light, muted yellow-green with low saturation, so it reads as a soft, pale green rather than a strong or vivid one. In the supplied digital sample, its relative yellow-green bias gives it a slightly warm, leafy cast while the restrained saturation keeps the overall look gentle and subdued. Benjamin Moore describes it as “a fresh, crisp minty green,” which emphasizes the greener, cleaner side of its visible yellow-green family. Warm artificial light may bring forward more of its yellow warmth, while cool daylight can make its green cast appear clearer.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
212, 218, 191
Is Benjamin Moore Hancock Green cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 73°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
HC-117 Hancock Green HSL code: 73, 27%, 80%
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 Hancock Green
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Hancock Green:
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
HC-117
Hancock Green
Darker shades
HC-117
Hancock Green
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 Hancock Green with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 253, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Iced Lavender.
LRV of Hancock Green
Hancock Green has an LRV of 66.06% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
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 66.06%, 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 | #D4DABF |
| RGB Decimal | 212, 218, 191 |
| RGB Percent | 83.14%, 85.49%, 74.90% |
| HSV | Hue: 73° Saturation: 12.39% Value: 85.49% |
| HSL | hsl(73, 27, 80) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 2.75 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 12.39 Key: 14.51 |
| YIQ | Y: 213.128 I: 5.101 Q: -9.672 |
| XYZ | X: 61.625 Y: 67.902 Z: 59.136 |
| CIE Lab | L:85.957 a:-6.716 b:12.611 |
| CIE Luv | L:85.957 u:-2.04 v:19.687 |
| Decimal | 13949631 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.402, -10.713, 15.132 |
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