Benjamin Moore Mineral Alloy 1622

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Mineral Alloy for living room (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Mineral Alloy for bathroom (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore 1622 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Benjamin Moore Mineral Alloy reviews (9 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Mineral Alloy undertones?
Is Mineral Alloy 1622 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Mineral Alloy
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Mineral Alloy 1622
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Mineral Alloy 1622
Code:	1622
Name:	Mineral Alloy
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Mineral Alloy?

Benjamin Moore Mineral Alloy 1622 is a muted medium blue-gray with a noticeably cool cast and enough gray to keep it from reading bright or nautical. Its softened, low-saturation look makes it a practical wall color for bedrooms, home offices, and bathrooms where a clearer blue might feel too active. In cool daylight, the blue tone becomes more apparent, while warmer evening lighting draws out its quieter gray side. Pair Mineral Alloy with clean off-whites, deep charcoal accents, pale oak, or walnut for contrast that feels grounded rather than stark. It can also give built-in cabinetry or an exterior front door a restrained color statement.

Mineral Alloy for living room

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

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Benjamin Moore 1622 for bathroom (2 photos)

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Benjamin Moore 1622 on kitchen cabinets (5 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 Mineral Alloy reviews (9 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Mineral Alloy undertones?

Mineral Alloy is a mid-tone, muted blue-gray with low saturation and a subtle cool blue direction. The supplied digital color also leans slightly green, though that bias is faint and may read differently across surfaces and lighting. Benjamin Moore describes it as a mid-toned blue with a heavy dose of gray, which fits its visibly softened blue character rather than a bright or strongly saturated blue. Warm artificial light may make the gray aspect feel a little more prominent, while cool daylight can make its blue cast easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#81909B

RGB code:

129, 144, 155

Is Benjamin Moore Mineral Alloy cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 205°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

1622 Mineral Alloy HSL code: 205, 12%, 56%

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 Mineral Alloy

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Mineral Alloy:

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 Mineral Alloy with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 25, such as Benjamin Moore Hint of Violet and Antique Pearl.

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LRV of Mineral Alloy

Mineral Alloy has an LRV of 28.46% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 28.46%, 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	#81909B
RGB Decimal	129, 144, 155
RGB Percent	50.59%, 56.47%, 60.78%
HSV	Hue: 205° Saturation: 16.77% Value: 60.78%
HSL	hsl(205, 12, 56)
CMYK	Cyan: 16.77 Magenta: 7.1 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 39.22
YIQ	Y: 140.769 I: -12.473 Q: 0.25
XYZ	X: 24.941 Y: 26.98 Z: 34.895
CIE Lab	L:58.955 a:-2.977 b:-7.633
CIE Luv	L:58.955 u:-8.529 v:-10.65
Decimal	8491163
Hunter Lab	51.942, -5.188, -3.472