Benjamin Moore Verdigris 685
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| Official page: | Verdigris 685 |
| Code: | 685 |
| Name: | Verdigris |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Verdigris?
Benjamin Moore Verdigris 685 is a muted blue-green with a medium-dark depth and a softened, gray-cast finish. Its green presence is clear, though the blue influence keeps it from reading like a traditional leafy hue. In bright daylight, Verdigris can appear cooler and a little cleaner, while lower or warmer lighting draws out its subdued green-gray side. It has enough weight for kitchen cabinetry, a study, or a powder room, especially when paired with warm white trim and pale oak. Matte black hardware, aged brass, and natural linen all give this shade a grounded backdrop. On an exterior door or shutter, it offers color without the sharpness of a brighter teal.
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What are Benjamin Moore Verdigris undertones?
Verdigris is a midtone, muted deep teal. The HEX sample leans teal; 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:
85, 117, 108
Is Benjamin Moore Verdigris cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 163°, this dark green reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
685 Verdigris HSL code: 163, 16%, 40%
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 Verdigris
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 green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Verdigris:
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
685
Verdigris
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 Verdigris with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 343, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.
LRV of Verdigris
Verdigris has an LRV of 17.28% 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 17.28%, 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 | #55756C |
| RGB Decimal | 85, 117, 108 |
| RGB Percent | 33.33%, 45.88%, 42.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 163° Saturation: 27.35% Value: 45.88% |
| HSL | hsl(163, 16, 40) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 27.35 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 7.69 Key: 54.12 |
| YIQ | Y: 106.406 I: -16.177 Q: -9.57 |
| XYZ | X: 12.813 Y: 15.736 Z: 16.546 |
| CIE Lab | L:46.626 a:-13.564 b:1.25 |
| CIE Luv | L:46.626 u:-15.839 v:3.717 |
| Decimal | 5600620 |
| Hunter Lab | 39.669, -11.763, 3.039 |
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