Benjamin Moore Serenata AF-535
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- Serenata for bedroom (1 photo)
- Serenata for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Serenata for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore AF-535 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Serenata reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Serenata undertones?
- Is Serenata AF-535 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Serenata
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Serenata AF-535
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Serenata AF-535 |
| Code: | AF-535 |
| Name: | Serenata |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Serenata?
Benjamin Moore Serenata AF-535 is a light, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet or bright. Its soft, low-saturation character gives walls a washed, airy look, especially in bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet sitting rooms. In cooler daylight, the blue aspect can appear clearer, while warmer bulbs may bring out more of its silvery gray side. Pair Serenata with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents for a clean, layered palette. It is especially well suited to broad wall areas, where its subtle color shift has room to show.
Serenata for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue 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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Serenata for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore AF-535 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 blue real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore AF-535 on kitchen cabinets (4 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 Serenata reviews (9 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 Serenata undertones?
Serenata is a mid-light, very muted pale blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
171, 193, 204
Is Benjamin Moore Serenata cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 200°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
AF-535 Serenata HSL code: 200, 24%, 74%
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 Serenata
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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Serenata:
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
AF-535
Serenata
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 Serenata with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 20, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.
LRV of Serenata
Serenata has an LRV of 51.5% 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 51.5%, 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 | #ABC1CC |
| RGB Decimal | 171, 193, 204 |
| RGB Percent | 67.06%, 75.69%, 80.00% |
| HSV | Hue: 200° Saturation: 16.18% Value: 80.0% |
| HSL | hsl(200, 24, 74) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 16.18 Magenta: 5.39 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 20.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 187.676 I: -16.645 Q: -1.231 |
| XYZ | X: 46.76 Y: 51.156 Z: 64.521 |
| CIE Lab | L:76.774 a:-5.173 b:-8.033 |
| CIE Luv | L:76.774 u:-12.199 v:-11.41 |
| Decimal | 11256268 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.524, -8.468, -3.418 |
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