Benjamin Moore Winter Lake 2129-50

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What are Benjamin Moore Winter Lake undertones?
Is Winter Lake 2129-50 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Winter Lake
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Winter Lake 2129-50
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Winter Lake 2129-50
Code:	2129-50
Name:	Winter Lake
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Winter Lake?

Benjamin Moore Winter Lake 2129-50 is a muted blue-gray with a cool, lightly weathered cast. Its mid-light depth gives walls noticeable color without making a room feel dark, while the softened saturation keeps it from reading as bright blue. In daylight, Winter Lake shows its airy blue character more clearly; warmer evening lighting can draw out its gray side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and home offices, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents. For cabinetry or an accent wall, pair this shade with warm off-whites and natural linen textures to keep the overall palette grounded.

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What are Benjamin Moore Winter Lake undertones?

Winter Lake is a mid-light, very muted blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#9CADB7

RGB code:

156, 173, 183

Is Benjamin Moore Winter Lake cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 202°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

2129-50 Winter Lake HSL code: 202, 16%, 66%

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 Lake

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Winter Lake:

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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Darker shades

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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 Lake with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 22, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

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LRV of Winter Lake

Winter Lake has an LRV of 40.96% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 40.96%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#9CADB7
RGB Decimal	156, 173, 183
RGB Percent	61.18%, 67.84%, 71.76%
HSV	Hue: 202° Saturation: 14.75% Value: 71.76%
HSL	hsl(202, 16, 66)
CMYK	Cyan: 14.75 Magenta: 5.46 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 28.24
YIQ	Y: 169.057 I: -13.344 Q: -0.484
XYZ	X: 37.198 Y: 40.373 Z: 50.62
CIE Lab	L:69.735 a:-3.811 b:-7.117
CIE Luv	L:69.735 u:-9.607 v:-10.048
Decimal	10268087
Hunter Lab	63.54, -6.695, -2.756