Benjamin Moore Heather Plum 1396 paint color review
Let’s dive into a full Heather Plum paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 1396. Find out if this gorgeous cold purple paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
| Official color page: | Heather Plum 1396 |
| Color code: | 1396 |
| Color name: | Heather Plum |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
Heather Plum for bedroom
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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 cool Mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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LRV of Heather Plum
Heather Plum 1396 has an LRV of 46.62% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 46.62% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are Benjamin Moore Heather Plum undertones?
Purple is Benjamin Moore Heather Plum undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#BDADD5
RGB code:
189, 173, 213
Is Benjamin Moore Heather Plum 1396 cool or warm?
With a hue of 264° this Purple refers cool paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
1396 Heather Plum HSL code: 264, 32%, 76%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Cool Purple shades make a room feel sleek, fresh and modern
- Cooler hues have a calm and relaxation effect
- Cool Purple undertones make small spaces feel more open and expansive
- Cool paint hue are ideal for bedroom or bathroom. Be careful with deep blues and greens in bathroom, which will reflect on your skin.
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Heather Plum:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.
Lighter shades
Benjamin Moore 1396 Heather Plum
Darker shades
Benjamin Moore 1396 Heather Plum
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect.
Color comparison
Heather Plum 1396 vs Enchanted 2070-50
Our comparison outlines the key differences between the two colors to assist you in choosing the right one for your space.
Heather Plum 1396 vs Purple Easter Egg 2073-50
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Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #BDADD5 |  |
| RGB Decimal | 189, 173, 213 | |
| RGB Percent | 74.12%, 67.84%, 83.53% | |
| HSV | Hue: 264° Saturation: 18.78% Value: 83.53% | |
| HSL | hsl(264, 32, 76) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 11.27 Magenta: 18.78 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 16.47 | |
| YIQ | Y: 182.344 I: -3.319 Q: 15.833 | |
| XYZ | X: 47.937 Y: 45.51 Z: 69.192 | |
| CIE Lab | L:73.226 a:13.401 b:-18.108 | |
| CIE Luv | L:73.226 u:6.232 v:-30.223 | |
| Decimal | 12430805 | |
| Hunter lab | 67.461, 8.783, -13.588 | |
