Benjamin Moore Intrigue 1580 paint color review
Let’s dive into a full Intrigue paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 1580. Find out if this gorgeous cold grey paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
| Official color page: | Intrigue 1580 |
| Color code: | 1580 |
| Color name: | Intrigue |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
Intrigue for living room
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Intrigue for bathroom
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Intrigue on kitchen cabinets
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LRV of Intrigue
Intrigue 1580 has an LRV of 24.43% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 24.43% 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 Intrigue undertones?
Green is Benjamin Moore Intrigue 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 Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate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:
#818981
RGB code:
129, 137, 129
Is Benjamin Moore Intrigue 1580 cool or warm?
With a hue of 120° this Grey refers cool paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
1580 Intrigue HSL code: 120, 3%, 52%
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 Grey shades make a room feel sleek, fresh and modern
- Cooler hues have a calm and relaxation effect
- Cool Green 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 Intrigue:
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 1580 Intrigue
Darker shades
Benjamin Moore 1580 Intrigue
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.
Benjamin Moore 1580 Intrigue
Color comparison
Intrigue 1580 vs Whale Gray 2134-40
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Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #818981 |  |
| RGB Decimal | 129, 137, 129 | |
| RGB Percent | 50.59%, 53.73%, 50.59% | |
| HSV | Hue: 120° Saturation: 5.84% Value: 53.73% | |
| HSL | hsl(120, 3, 52) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 5.84 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 5.84 Key: 46.27 | |
| YIQ | Y: 133.696 I: -2.196 Q: -4.182 | |
| XYZ | X: 21.96 Y: 24.143 Z: 24.266 | |
| CIE Lab | L:56.231 a:-4.53 b:3.278 | |
| CIE Luv | L:56.231 u:-4.085 v:5.284 | |
| Decimal | 8489345 | |
| Hunter lab | 49.136, -6.21, 5.114 | |
