Benjamin Moore Moonshine / 2140-60 / OC-56

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Moonshine for bedroom (1 photo)
Moonshine for living room (5 photos)
Benjamin Moore Moonshine reviews (8 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Moonshine undertones?
Is Moonshine OC-56 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Moonshine
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Moonshine OC-56
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Moonshine OC-56
Code:	OC-56
Name:	Moonshine
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Moonshine?

Benjamin Moore Moonshine OC-56 is a pale, muted gray with a soft green cast that keeps it from reading stark or icy. Its light value gives walls an airy appearance, while the low saturation makes the color feel understated rather than noticeably green. In bright daylight, Moonshine can look like a clean, softly tinted off-white; under warmer artificial light, its gray-green character becomes more apparent. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens where a light neutral is needed without the creaminess of beige. Pair it with crisp white trim, weathered oak, brushed nickel, charcoal details, or natural linen for a quiet, layered palette.

Moonshine for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Moonshine for living room (5 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

Benjamin Moore Moonshine living room photo

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Benjamin Moore OC-56 living room interior idea

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Benjamin Moore OC-56 living room picture

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Benjamin Moore Moonshine living room interior

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Benjamin Moore Moonshine hallway interior

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Benjamin Moore Moonshine reviews (8 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

Benjamin Moore Moonshine hallway color review

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Benjamin Moore Moonshine bathroom picture

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Benjamin Moore Moonshine dining room color review

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Benjamin Moore Moonshine wall paint color

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What are Benjamin Moore Moonshine undertones?

Moonshine OC-56 reads as a light, very muted off-white with a soft gray-green cast and low saturation. In the supplied digital sample, the subtle color bias leans yellow-green, though it is faint enough to shift with lighting and surrounding colors. Benjamin Moore describes the color as having muted blue, green, and gray undertones, which fits its overall cool-leaning gray off-white character rather than making it look strongly blue or green. Warm artificial light may bring out a slightly softer, warmer side, while cool daylight can make its gray-green cast appear more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#D6D8CF

RGB code:

214, 216, 207

Is Benjamin Moore Moonshine cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 73°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

OC-56 Moonshine HSL code: 73, 10%, 83%

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 Moonshine

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Moonshine:

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

OC-56
Moonshine

Darker shades

OC-56
Moonshine

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 Moonshine with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 253, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Iced Lavender.

OC-56
Moonshine

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LRV of Moonshine

Moonshine has an LRV of 66.53% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 66.53%, 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	#D6D8CF
RGB Decimal	214, 216, 207
RGB Percent	83.92%, 84.71%, 81.18%
HSV	Hue: 73° Saturation: 4.17% Value: 84.71%
HSL	hsl(73, 10, 83)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.93 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 4.17 Key: 15.29
YIQ	Y: 214.376 I: 1.7 Q: -3.224
XYZ	X: 63.547 Y: 67.913 Z: 68.775
CIE Lab	L:85.963 a:-2.286 b:4.197
CIE Luv	L:85.963 u:-0.642 v:6.707
Decimal	14080207
Hunter Lab	82.409, -6.572, 8.206