Benjamin Moore Highland Breeze 786
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- Highland Breeze for bedroom (1 photo)
- Highland Breeze for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Highland Breeze for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 786 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Highland Breeze reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Highland Breeze undertones?
- Is Highland Breeze 786 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Highland Breeze
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Highland Breeze 786
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Highland Breeze 786 |
| Code: | 786 |
| Name: | Highland Breeze |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Highland Breeze?
Benjamin Moore Highland Breeze 786 is a light, clear blue with a distinctly cool cast and a soft, airy level of saturation. Its pale blue appearance can read slightly crisper in bright daylight, while evening light tends to soften it toward a gentler powder-blue look. Use it on bedroom or bathroom walls where its clean color can stand out against bright white trim and white tile. Pale oak, light maple, brushed nickel, and natural linen give this shade a grounded contrast without making the room feel heavy. Highland Breeze also makes a fresh option for a painted ceiling, built-in shelving, or a front door paired with a simple white exterior.
Highland Breeze for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Highland Breeze for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore 786 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool light blue real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 786 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Highland Breeze reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Benjamin Moore Highland Breeze undertones?
Highland Breeze is a light, soft light blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
164, 212, 236
Is Benjamin Moore Highland Breeze cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 200° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
786 Highland Breeze HSL code: 200, 65%, 78%
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 Highland Breeze
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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Highland Breeze:
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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Highland Breeze
Darker shades
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 Highland Breeze with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 20, such as Benjamin Moore Victoriana and Pueblo Brown.
LRV of Highland Breeze
Highland Breeze has an LRV of 61.42% 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 61.42%, 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 | #A4D4EC |
| RGB Decimal | 164, 212, 236 |
| RGB Percent | 64.31%, 83.14%, 92.55% |
| HSV | Hue: 200° Saturation: 30.51% Value: 92.55% |
| HSL | hsl(200, 65, 78) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 30.51 Magenta: 10.17 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 7.45 |
| YIQ | Y: 200.384 I: -36.315 Q: -2.685 |
| XYZ | X: 53.988 Y: 61.033 Z: 88.27 |
| CIE Lab | L:82.396 a:-10.038 b:-16.838 |
| CIE Luv | L:82.396 u:-24.508 v:-24.965 |
| Decimal | 10802412 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.124, -13.363, -12.304 |
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