Benjamin Moore Winter Ice 866
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- Winter Ice for bedroom (1 photo)
- Winter Ice for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Winter Ice for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 866 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Winter Ice reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Winter Ice undertones?
- Is Winter Ice 866 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Winter Ice
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Winter Ice 866
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Winter Ice 866 |
| Code: | 866 |
| Name: | Winter Ice |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Winter Ice?
Benjamin Moore Winter Ice 866 is a pale blue-green gray with a clean, lightly frosted appearance. Its high lightness keeps walls airy, while the muted saturation prevents it from reading overly pastel. In cooler daylight, Winter Ice can lean a little more blue, while warmer artificial light may bring forward its soft gray-green cast. It suits bathrooms, laundry rooms, and bedrooms where a quiet, bright backdrop is wanted, and it also looks crisp on cabinetry paired with brushed nickel or white marble. Ground it with charcoal accents, weathered oak, or warm white trim for contrast.
Winter Ice for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Winter Ice for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore 866 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool light blue real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 866 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Winter Ice reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue 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 Winter Ice undertones?
Winter Ice is a light, near-neutral neutral off-white. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
218, 228, 226
Is Benjamin Moore Winter Ice cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 168°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
866 Winter Ice HSL code: 168, 16%, 87%
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 Winter Ice
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Winter Ice:
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.
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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 Winter Ice with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 348, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.
LRV of Winter Ice
Winter Ice has an LRV of 75.12% 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 75.12%, 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 | #DAE4E2 |
| RGB Decimal | 218, 228, 226 |
| RGB Percent | 85.49%, 89.41%, 88.63% |
| HSV | Hue: 168° Saturation: 4.39% Value: 89.41% |
| HSL | hsl(168, 16, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 4.39 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.88 Key: 10.59 |
| YIQ | Y: 224.782 I: -5.316 Q: -2.738 |
| XYZ | X: 70.381 Y: 75.883 Z: 82.87 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.805 a:-3.705 b:-0.181 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.805 u:-5.429 v:0.377 |
| Decimal | 14345442 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.111, -8.226, 4.574 |
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