Benjamin Moore Hazy Skies OC-48

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Hazy Skies for living room (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Hazy Skies reviews (2 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Hazy Skies undertones?
Is Hazy Skies OC-48 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Hazy Skies
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Hazy Skies OC-48
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Hazy Skies OC-48
Code:	OC-48
Name:	Hazy Skies
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Hazy Skies?

Benjamin Moore Hazy Skies OC-48 is a pale, muted greige with a noticeable beige cast and a soft yellow-gray undertone. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly tan, while the light value gives walls a gently softened, slightly weathered look. In bright daylight, Hazy Skies can appear closer to a light warm gray; under warmer lamps, its beige and khaki notes become more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where white trim might feel too stark, and it also has enough depth for cabinetry in a light-filled kitchen. Pair it with creamy off-whites, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, and charcoal or deep olive accents for contrast.

Hazy Skies for living room

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Benjamin Moore Hazy Skies reviews (2 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Hazy Skies undertones?

Hazy Skies reads as a light, very muted putty-gray with a soft yellow-beige lean in the supplied digital sample. Its undertone is subtle rather than strongly defined, so it can look close to neutral while still carrying a slight warmth. Benjamin Moore describes it as a “putty gray-green,” which suggests the manufacturer sees a green cast within its overall muted putty-gray family; that green is less obvious than the yellowward bias visible in this HEX sample. Warm artificial light may bring forward its beige warmth, while cool daylight may make it appear grayer and less warm.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#CECBBA

RGB code:

206, 203, 186

Is Benjamin Moore Hazy Skies cool or warm?

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With a hue of 51°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

OC-48 Hazy Skies HSL code: 51, 17%, 77%

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 Hazy Skies

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Hazy Skies:

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 Hazy Skies with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 231, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Evening Dove.

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LRV of Hazy Skies

Hazy Skies has an LRV of 58% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 58%, 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	#CECBBA
RGB Decimal	206, 203, 186
RGB Percent	80.78%, 79.61%, 72.94%
HSV	Hue: 51° Saturation: 9.71% Value: 80.78%
HSL	hsl(51, 17, 77)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.46 Yellow: 9.71 Key: 19.22
YIQ	Y: 201.959 I: 7.251 Q: -4.656
XYZ	X: 55.671 Y: 59.379 Z: 54.97
CIE Lab	L:81.5 a:-1.914 b:8.851
CIE Luv	L:81.5 u:2.698 v:13.315
Decimal	13552570
Hunter Lab	77.058, -5.894, 11.646