Benjamin Moore Tea Light 471

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Tea Light for living room (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore 471 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore Tea Light reviews (2 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Tea Light undertones?
Is Tea Light 471 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Tea Light
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Tea Light 471
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Tea Light 471
Code:	471
Name:	Tea Light
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Tea Light?

Benjamin Moore Tea Light 471 is a light, muted green with a noticeable gray cast and a soft yellow-green undertone. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly minty, giving walls a gently weathered, almost mineral appearance. In bright daylight, Tea Light can look cleaner and slightly greener, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its subdued olive side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet living areas, especially alongside warm white trim, pale oak, linen upholstery, and brushed brass. For contrast, pair this shade with charcoal accents, deep forest green, or earthy clay-toned textiles.

Tea Light for living room (3 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space

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Benjamin Moore 471 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)

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

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Benjamin Moore Tea Light reviews (2 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Tea Light undertones?

Tea Light reads as a light, very muted green with a soft yellow-green cast and low saturation. Its undertone is subtle rather than strong; in the supplied digital sample, the color leans slightly yellow and green, which keeps it from reading like a cool blue-green. Benjamin Moore describes it as a “celadon green,” which fits its visibly faded green main family rather than suggesting a separate hidden undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow-green warmth, while cool daylight may make it appear a little cleaner and grayer-green.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#C9D0BF

RGB code:

201, 208, 191

Is Benjamin Moore Tea Light cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 85°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

471 Tea Light HSL code: 85, 15%, 78%

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 Tea Light

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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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 Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Tea Light:

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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Tea Light

Darker shades

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Tea Light

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 Tea Light with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 265, such as Benjamin Moore Plum Royale and Blackberry Wine.

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LRV of Tea Light

Tea Light has an LRV of 60.09% 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 60.09%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#C9D0BF
RGB Decimal	201, 208, 191
RGB Percent	78.82%, 81.57%, 74.90%
HSV	Hue: 85° Saturation: 8.17% Value: 81.57%
HSL	hsl(85, 15, 78)
CMYK	Cyan: 3.37 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 8.17 Key: 18.43
YIQ	Y: 203.969 I: 1.292 Q: -6.771
XYZ	X: 56.045 Y: 61.291 Z: 58.154
CIE Lab	L:82.535 a:-5.44 b:7.618
CIE Luv	L:82.535 u:-3.088 v:12.216
Decimal	13226175
Hunter Lab	78.288, -9.22, 10.76