Benjamin Moore Sweet Innocence 2125-50

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What are Benjamin Moore Sweet Innocence undertones?
Is Sweet Innocence 2125-50 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sweet Innocence
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Sweet Innocence 2125-50
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Sweet Innocence 2125-50
Code:	2125-50
Name:	Sweet Innocence
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Sweet Innocence?

Benjamin Moore Sweet Innocence 2125-50 is a light blue-gray with a clean, softly cool cast. Its low saturation keeps the color quiet on broad walls, where it reads as a pale misty gray with a noticeable blue influence rather than a true neutral. In bright daylight, the blue comes forward more clearly, while lower or warmer artificial light can make it appear gentler and more gray. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and airy living spaces, especially alongside crisp white trim, brushed nickel, pale oak, or charcoal accents. Sweet Innocence also makes a refined choice for cabinetry or a painted ceiling when a subtle wash of cool color is wanted.

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What are Benjamin Moore Sweet Innocence undertones?

Sweet Innocence is a light, low-saturation pale gray that reads close to neutral, with a subtle cool cast in the supplied digital sample. Benjamin Moore describes it as a pale gray with “a hint of blue,” which fits its visibly gray main character rather than making it a distinctly blue paint. Because the color is so muted, its blue-leaning bias may be more noticeable next to warmer whites or beige surfaces. Warm artificial light can soften its cool impression, while cool daylight may make the gray and slight blue cast appear clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#C7CDD1

RGB code:

199, 205, 209

Is Benjamin Moore Sweet Innocence cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 204°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

2125-50 Sweet Innocence HSL code: 204, 10%, 80%

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 Sweet Innocence

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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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 Sweet Innocence:

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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Darker shades

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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 Sweet Innocence with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 24, such as Benjamin Moore Desert Shadows and Hint of Violet.

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LRV of Sweet Innocence

Sweet Innocence has an LRV of 59.99% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 59.99%, 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	#C7CDD1
RGB Decimal	199, 205, 209
RGB Percent	78.04%, 80.39%, 81.96%
HSV	Hue: 204° Saturation: 4.78% Value: 81.96%
HSL	hsl(204, 10, 80)
CMYK	Cyan: 4.78 Magenta: 1.91 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 18.04
YIQ	Y: 203.662 I: -4.861 Q: -0.024
XYZ	X: 56.89 Y: 60.408 Z: 68.967
CIE Lab	L:82.059 a:-1.294 b:-2.693
CIE Luv	L:82.059 u:-3.551 v:-3.866
Decimal	13094353
Hunter Lab	77.722, -5.359, 1.795