Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring 2136-70
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- Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring reviews (2 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring undertones?
- Is Whispering Spring 2136-70 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Whispering Spring
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Whispering Spring 2136-70
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Whispering Spring 2136-70 |
| Code: | 2136-70 |
| Name: | Whispering Spring |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring?
Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring 2136-70 is a very light blue-green with a soft, airy cast and low saturation. Its pale value keeps it close to an off-white, while the subtle green-blue tint becomes more noticeable across a larger wall surface. In daylight, this shade can read clean and gently cool; under warmer evening bulbs, it may appear quieter and slightly grayer. Use it in bathrooms, bedrooms, or sunlit kitchens where a faint wash of color is wanted without making the room feel dark. Whispering Spring pairs well with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and muted charcoal accents.
Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring reviews (2 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring undertones?
Whispering Spring is a very light, low-saturation color that reads as a near-neutral off-white with a faint cool cast. In the supplied digital sample, the blue-green direction is subtle enough that it is best treated as a slight relative bias rather than a firm undertone. Benjamin Moore describes it as a gentle blue-green, which fits its visible pale, cool-leaning color family. Warm artificial light may make it look softer and less blue-green, while cool daylight can make its faint blue-green character easier to notice.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
220, 231, 230
Is Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 175°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
2136-70 Whispering Spring HSL code: 175, 19%, 88%
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 Whispering Spring
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring:
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.
Darker shades
2136-70
Whispering Spring
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 Whispering Spring with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 355, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.
LRV of Whispering Spring
Whispering Spring has an LRV of 77.79% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 77.79%, 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 | #DCE7E6 |
| RGB Decimal | 220, 231, 230 |
| RGB Percent | 86.27%, 90.59%, 90.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 175° Saturation: 4.76% Value: 90.59% |
| HSL | hsl(175, 19, 88) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 4.76 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.43 Key: 9.41 |
| YIQ | Y: 227.597 I: -6.234 Q: -2.638 |
| XYZ | X: 72.37 Y: 78.08 Z: 86.1 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.816 a:-3.843 b:-0.779 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.816 u:-6.013 v:-0.519 |
| Decimal | 14477286 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.363, -8.442, 4.083 |
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