Benjamin Moore Opal Essence 680
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- Opal Essence for bedroom (1 photo)
- Opal Essence for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Opal Essence for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 680 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Opal Essence reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Opal Essence undertones?
- Is Opal Essence 680 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Opal Essence
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Opal Essence 680
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Opal Essence 680 |
| Code: | 680 |
| Name: | Opal Essence |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Opal Essence?
Benjamin Moore Opal Essence 680 is a pale, muted green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it soft rather than minty. Its light value gives walls an airy appearance, while the cool green undertone becomes a little clearer beside warm whites, natural oak, or terracotta accents. In bright daylight, this color can read as a clean, washed green; under lower or warmer lighting, its gray component may come forward. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet living spaces, especially alongside off-white trim, linen textiles, brushed nickel, and pale wood. Opal Essence also makes a restrained option for cabinetry or a painted ceiling when a full room of color feels like too much.
Opal Essence 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 light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Opal Essence for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore 680 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool light green real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 680 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 Opal Essence 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 Opal Essence undertones?
Opal Essence is a light, very muted green-tinted off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear green. 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:
216, 231, 222
Is Benjamin Moore Opal Essence cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 144°, this Green reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
680 Opal Essence HSL code: 144, 24%, 88%
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 Opal Essence
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Opal Essence:
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
680
Opal Essence
Darker shades
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 Opal Essence with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 324, such as Benjamin Moore Black Raspberry and Aplomb.
LRV of Opal Essence
Opal Essence has an LRV of 75.42% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 75.42%, 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 | #D8E7DE |
| RGB Decimal | 216, 231, 222 |
| RGB Percent | 84.71%, 90.59%, 87.06% |
| HSV | Hue: 144° Saturation: 6.49% Value: 90.59% |
| HSL | hsl(144, 24, 88) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 6.49 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.9 Key: 9.41 |
| YIQ | Y: 225.489 I: -6.046 Q: -5.974 |
| XYZ | X: 70.076 Y: 77.024 Z: 80.263 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.333 a:-6.634 b:2.664 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.333 u:-7.828 v:5.23 |
| Decimal | 14215134 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.763, -11.06, 7.212 |
Color equivalents
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