Benjamin Moore Wind's Breath / 981 / OC-24
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- Wind's Breath for living room (5 photos)
- Benjamin Moore OC-24 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Wind's Breath reviews (5 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Wind's Breath undertones?
- Is Wind's Breath OC-24 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Wind's Breath
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Wind's Breath OC-24
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Wind's Breath OC-24 |
| Code: | OC-24 |
| Name: | Wind's Breath |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Wind's Breath?
Benjamin Moore Wind's Breath OC-24 is a pale, muted beige-gray with a soft warmth that keeps it from reading stark or icy. Its low-saturation character gives walls a quiet, lightly weathered look, especially in rooms with natural wood, linen, or stone. In bright daylight, this shade can appear closer to a gentle off-white, while lower light brings out its subtle beige cast. It suits bedrooms, living areas, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a light neutral is needed without the sharpness of pure white. Pair Wind's Breath with warm oak, creamy textiles, brushed brass, charcoal accents, or deeper taupe details for contrast.
Wind's Breath for living room (5 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore OC-24 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Wind's Breath reviews (5 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey 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 Wind's Breath undertones?
Wind’s Breath OC-24 reads as a light, highly muted off-white with a soft beige-yellow cast rather than a crisp white. The supplied digital color sample shows only a subtle yellow bias, so its warmth is gentle and can shift with surrounding colors and lighting. Benjamin Moore describes it as a neutral with warm gray undertones, which helps explain why its visible creamy-beige family can also feel slightly grayed and restrained. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its beige warmth, while cool daylight may make it appear cleaner and a touch grayer.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
223, 219, 205
Is Benjamin Moore Wind's Breath cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 47°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
OC-24 Wind's Breath HSL code: 47, 22%, 84%
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 Wind's Breath
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Wind's Breath:
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
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 Wind's Breath with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 227, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Approaching Storm.
LRV of Wind's Breath
Wind's Breath has an LRV of 69.59% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 69.59%, 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 | #DFDBCD |
| RGB Decimal | 223, 219, 205 |
| RGB Percent | 87.45%, 85.88%, 80.39% |
| HSV | Hue: 47° Saturation: 8.07% Value: 87.45% |
| HSL | hsl(47, 22, 84) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.79 Yellow: 8.07 Key: 12.55 |
| YIQ | Y: 218.6 I: 6.882 Q: -3.511 |
| XYZ | X: 66.78 Y: 70.759 Z: 67.881 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.368 a:-1.05 b:7.366 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.368 u:3.1 v:11.17 |
| Decimal | 14670797 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.119, -5.5, 11.038 |
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