Benjamin Moore Schooner AF-520
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- Benjamin Moore AF-520 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Schooner reviews (3 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Schooner undertones?
- Is Schooner AF-520 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Schooner
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Schooner AF-520
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Schooner AF-520 |
| Code: | AF-520 |
| Name: | Schooner |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Schooner?
Benjamin Moore Schooner AF-520 is a medium blue with a muted, lightly gray cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright. Its blue-green lean gives the color a weathered coastal quality, especially in daylight, where the teal note becomes more apparent. In lower or warmer light, Schooner can read deeper and slightly more subdued. It is well suited to a study, powder room, dining room, or built-in cabinetry where a stronger wall color feels appropriate. Pair it with soft white trim, pale oak, aged brass, charcoal, or warm tan leather for contrast that lets its cool blue character stand out.
Benjamin Moore AF-520 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Schooner reviews (3 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue 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 Schooner undertones?
Schooner is a midtone, muted slate blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
82, 118, 135
Is Benjamin Moore Schooner cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 199°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
AF-520 Schooner HSL code: 199, 24%, 43%
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 Schooner
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Schooner:
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
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 Schooner with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 19, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.
LRV of Schooner
Schooner has an LRV of 18.13% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 18.13%, 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 | #527687 |
| RGB Decimal | 82, 118, 135 |
| RGB Percent | 32.16%, 46.27%, 52.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 199° Saturation: 39.26% Value: 52.94% |
| HSL | hsl(199, 24, 43) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 39.26 Magenta: 12.59 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 47.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 109.174 I: -26.915 Q: -2.325 |
| XYZ | X: 14.33 Y: 16.499 Z: 25.345 |
| CIE Lab | L:47.623 a:-8.121 b:-13.334 |
| CIE Luv | L:47.623 u:-17.449 v:-17.84 |
| Decimal | 5404295 |
| Hunter Lab | 40.619, -8.113, -8.561 |
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