Benjamin Moore Montpelier AF-555

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Montpelier for exterior (4 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Montpelier undertones?
Is Montpelier AF-555 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Montpelier
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Montpelier AF-555
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Montpelier AF-555
Code:	AF-555
Name:	Montpelier
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Montpelier?

Benjamin Moore Montpelier AF-555 is a medium blue-gray with a muted, lightly smoky cast. Its cool blue character is softened by enough gray to keep it from reading bright or overly nautical. In daylight, Montpelier can show a clearer slate-blue note, while lower or warmer lighting tends to bring out its more neutral gray side. It suits bedrooms, offices, and built-in cabinetry, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents. For a warmer contrast, pair this color with natural linen, cognac leather, or softly aged brass.

Montpelier for exterior (4 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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What are Benjamin Moore Montpelier undertones?

Montpelier is a midtone, very muted slate blue. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#718087

RGB code:

113, 128, 135

Is Benjamin Moore Montpelier cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 199°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

AF-555 Montpelier HSL code: 199, 9%, 49%

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 Montpelier

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

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Sunset

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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Montpelier:

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 Montpelier with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 19, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

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LRV of Montpelier

Montpelier has an LRV of 22.36% 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 22.36%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#718087
RGB Decimal	113, 128, 135
RGB Percent	44.31%, 50.20%, 52.94%
HSV	Hue: 199° Saturation: 16.3% Value: 52.94%
HSL	hsl(199, 9, 49)
CMYK	Cyan: 16.3 Magenta: 5.19 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 47.06
YIQ	Y: 124.313 I: -11.188 Q: -0.995
XYZ	X: 18.901 Y: 20.698 Z: 25.914
CIE Lab	L:52.617 a:-3.919 b:-5.638
CIE Luv	L:52.617 u:-8.299 v:-7.367
Decimal	7438471
Hunter Lab	45.495, -5.458, -1.926