Benjamin Moore Northern Lights 586
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- Northern Lights for bedroom (1 photo)
- Northern Lights for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Northern Lights for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 586 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Northern Lights reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Northern Lights undertones?
- Is Northern Lights 586 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Northern Lights
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Northern Lights 586
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Northern Lights 586 |
| Code: | 586 |
| Name: | Northern Lights |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Northern Lights?
Benjamin Moore Northern Lights 586 is a medium-light green with a noticeable blue cast, giving it a fresh, lightly muted aqua appearance. Its balance of green and cool blue keeps it from reading like a traditional leaf green, while the softened saturation prevents it from feeling overly bright. In daylight, Northern Lights can show its clearer blue-green side; warmer evening lighting may bring forward a gentler, more softened green quality. It suits bathrooms, laundry rooms, sunrooms, and bedroom walls, and can also make a distinctive choice for painted cabinetry. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale natural oak, warm brass, or charcoal accents for contrast.
Northern Lights for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing green shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Northern Lights for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore 586 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool mid-tone green real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 586 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool green hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Northern Lights reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this green that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Benjamin Moore Northern Lights undertones?
Northern Lights is a mid-light, soft sage green. The HEX sample leans green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
120, 190, 156
Is Benjamin Moore Northern Lights cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 151° on the HSL hue wheel, this Green falls clearly in the cool range.
586 Northern Lights HSL code: 151, 35%, 61%
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 Northern Lights
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Northern Lights:
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
586
Northern Lights
Darker shades
586
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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 Northern Lights with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 331, such as Benjamin Moore Aplomb and Velvet Cloak.
LRV of Northern Lights
Northern Lights has an LRV of 42.71% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 42.71%, 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 | #78BE9C |
| RGB Decimal | 120, 190, 156 |
| RGB Percent | 47.06%, 74.51%, 61.18% |
| HSV | Hue: 151° Saturation: 36.84% Value: 74.51% |
| HSL | hsl(151, 35, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 36.84 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 17.89 Key: 25.49 |
| YIQ | Y: 165.194 I: -30.787 Q: -25.388 |
| XYZ | X: 32.157 Y: 43.219 Z: 38.091 |
| CIE Lab | L:71.703 a:-29.626 b:10.288 |
| CIE Luv | L:71.703 u:-33.541 v:19.677 |
| Decimal | 7913116 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.741, -27.732, 11.665 |
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