Benjamin Moore Kitty Gray 1589

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What are Benjamin Moore Kitty Gray undertones?
Is Kitty Gray 1589 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Kitty Gray
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Kitty Gray 1589
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Kitty Gray 1589
Code:	1589
Name:	Kitty Gray
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Kitty Gray?

Benjamin Moore Kitty Gray 1589 is a deep, muted gray with a noticeable green cast that keeps it from reading flat or blue. Its low saturation gives it a weathered, mineral-like appearance, while the mid-dark value provides enough depth for a study, dining room, or grounded exterior trim. In bright daylight, Kitty Gray can show more of its soft green undertone; under warm lamps, it tends to settle into a subdued charcoal-gray. Pair it with creamy off-whites, pale oak, aged brass, and natural linen for contrast without making the room feel overly sharp. It is especially effective on cabinetry, built-ins, or full walls where its quiet green-gray character has room to register.

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What are Benjamin Moore Kitty Gray undertones?

Kitty Gray is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#646B68

RGB code:

100, 107, 104

Is Benjamin Moore Kitty Gray cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 154°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

1589 Kitty Gray HSL code: 154, 3%, 41%

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 Kitty Gray

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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Morning

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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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Kitty Gray:

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

1589
Kitty Gray

1567
Night Train

Darker shades

1589
Kitty Gray

CSP-60
City Shadow

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 Kitty Gray with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 334, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.

1589
Kitty Gray

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LRV of Kitty Gray

Kitty Gray has an LRV of 15.52% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 15.52%, 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	#646B68
RGB Decimal	100, 107, 104
RGB Percent	39.22%, 41.96%, 40.78%
HSV	Hue: 154° Saturation: 6.54% Value: 41.96%
HSL	hsl(154, 3, 41)
CMYK	Cyan: 6.54 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 2.8 Key: 58.04
YIQ	Y: 104.565 I: -3.207 Q: -2.414
XYZ	X: 13.011 Y: 14.224 Z: 15.153
CIE Lab	L:44.553 a:-3.313 b:0.757
CIE Luv	L:44.553 u:-3.695 v:1.509
Decimal	6581096
Hunter Lab	37.715, -4.42, 2.579