Benjamin Moore Mountain Mist 868
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| Official page: | Mountain Mist 868 |
| Code: | 868 |
| Name: | Mountain Mist |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Mountain Mist?
Benjamin Moore Mountain Mist 868 is a pale, softly muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast. Its low saturation keeps it light and airy rather than distinctly aqua, making the color feel cool but not icy. In bright daylight, the blue-green tint is more apparent, while lower or warmer lighting can draw out its quiet silvery-gray side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and light-filled living areas, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or honed stone. Mountain Mist also makes a gentle cabinet color when paired with warm white walls and natural wood accents.
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What are Benjamin Moore Mountain Mist undertones?
Mountain Mist is a light, near-neutral light 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:
RGB code:
212, 221, 220
Is Benjamin Moore Mountain Mist cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 173°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
868 Mountain Mist HSL code: 173, 12%, 85%
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 Mountain Mist
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Mountain Mist:
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
Darker shades
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Mountain Mist
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 Mountain Mist with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 353, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.
LRV of Mountain Mist
Mountain Mist has an LRV of 70.55% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
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 70.55%, 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 | #D4DDDC |
| RGB Decimal | 212, 221, 220 |
| RGB Percent | 83.14%, 86.67%, 86.27% |
| HSV | Hue: 173° Saturation: 4.07% Value: 86.67% |
| HSL | hsl(173, 12, 85) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 4.07 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.45 Key: 13.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 218.195 I: -5.042 Q: -2.215 |
| XYZ | X: 65.923 Y: 70.877 Z: 77.898 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.425 a:-3.208 b:-0.557 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.425 u:-4.937 v:-0.286 |
| Decimal | 13950428 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.188, -7.558, 4.072 |
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