Benjamin Moore Sabre Gray 1482

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Sabre Gray for bedroom (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore 1482 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Sabre Gray reviews (1 photo)
What are Benjamin Moore Sabre Gray undertones?
Is Sabre Gray 1482 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sabre Gray
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Sabre Gray 1482
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Sabre Gray 1482
Code:	1482
Name:	Sabre Gray
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Sabre Gray?

Benjamin Moore Sabre Gray 1482 is a light, muted gray with a noticeable green cast that keeps it from reading flat or blue. Its soft, slightly earthy character suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a pale neutral needs more presence than a standard cool gray. In bright daylight, Sabre Gray can appear gently green-gray, while lower or warmer light may bring out its subdued olive quality. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and brushed brass for a layered, grounded palette. It also makes a restrained cabinet color when surrounded by light stone or creamy backsplash tile.

Sabre Gray for bedroom (2 photos)

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 mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Benjamin Moore 1482 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Benjamin Moore Sabre Gray Kitchen Cabinets

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Benjamin Moore Sabre Gray reviews

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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What are Benjamin Moore Sabre Gray undertones?

Sabre Gray reads as a mid-light, very muted gray with a subtle yellow-green bias in the supplied digital sample. Benjamin Moore describes it as a “cool, steely-gray mid-tone,” which fits its overall gray character while leaving its faint color lean secondary to the gray. Any undertone is subtle rather than strongly defined, so it may shift with surrounding colors and lighting. Warm artificial light can bring out a touch more of its yellow cast, while cool daylight may make its gray and slight green lean easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#A4A79E

RGB code:

164, 167, 158

Is Benjamin Moore Sabre Gray cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 80°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

1482 Sabre Gray HSL code: 80, 5%, 64%

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 Sabre Gray

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 Sabre Gray:

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.

Darker shades

1482
Sabre Gray

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 Sabre Gray with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 260, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and North Cascades.

1482
Sabre Gray

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LRV of Sabre Gray

Sabre Gray has an LRV of 38.23% and refers to Medium 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 38.23%, 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	#A4A79E
RGB Decimal	164, 167, 158
RGB Percent	64.31%, 65.49%, 61.96%
HSV	Hue: 80° Saturation: 5.39% Value: 65.49%
HSL	hsl(80, 5, 64)
CMYK	Cyan: 1.8 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 5.39 Key: 34.51
YIQ	Y: 165.077 I: 1.104 Q: -3.435
XYZ	X: 35.299 Y: 37.999 Z: 37.813
CIE Lab	L:68.02 a:-2.755 b:4.281
CIE Luv	L:68.02 u:-1.226 v:6.626
Decimal	10790814
Hunter Lab	61.643, -5.661, 6.78