Benjamin Moore Pearl River 871

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Benjamin Moore Pearl River reviews (3 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Pearl River undertones?
Is Pearl River 871 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Pearl River
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Pearl River 871
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Pearl River 871
Code:	871
Name:	Pearl River
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Pearl River?

Benjamin Moore Pearl River 871 is a very light gray with a soft, cool-leaning cast drawn from its near-even mix of pale gray tones. It reads clean and understated on walls, especially in rooms with daylight, where its faint blue-green edge may become more noticeable. In warmer artificial light, Pearl River can appear closer to a gentle off-white gray rather than a distinctly cool color. Use it in bedrooms, bathrooms, or open living areas alongside crisp white trim, brushed nickel, pale oak, and charcoal accents. Its low saturation also makes it a useful backdrop for natural stone, soft blue textiles, and darker painted cabinetry.

Benjamin Moore Pearl River reviews (3 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.

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Benjamin Moore Pearl River painted furniture paint

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What are Benjamin Moore Pearl River undertones?

Pearl River is a very light, low-saturation neutral that reads primarily as a soft pale gray, with only a faint cool cast in the supplied digital sample. The sample is close to neutral overall, so any greenish bias is too subtle to call a dependable undertone. Benjamin Moore describes it as floating from gray to blue, which fits its visible gray main family and suggests that it may show a gentle blue-leaning character in some settings. Warm artificial light may make it appear a little softer or less cool, while cool daylight can make its gray-blue character easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#DCDFDE

RGB code:

220, 223, 222

Is Benjamin Moore Pearl River cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 160°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

871 Pearl River HSL code: 160, 4%, 87%

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 Pearl River

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 Pearl River:

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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Pearl River

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 Pearl River with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 340, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.

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LRV of Pearl River

Pearl River has an LRV of 73.11% and refers to Off‑White 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 73.11%, 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	#DCDFDE
RGB Decimal	220, 223, 222
RGB Percent	86.27%, 87.45%, 87.06%
HSV	Hue: 160° Saturation: 1.35% Value: 87.45%
HSL	hsl(160, 4, 87)
CMYK	Cyan: 1.35 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.45 Key: 12.55
YIQ	Y: 221.989 I: -1.466 Q: -0.946
XYZ	X: 69.084 Y: 73.265 Z: 79.589
CIE Lab	L:88.574 a:-1.193 b:0.138
CIE Luv	L:88.574 u:-1.627 v:0.422
Decimal	14475230
Hunter Lab	85.595, -5.722, 4.786