Benjamin Moore Winter Solstice 1605
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- Winter Solstice for living room (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Winter Solstice reviews (5 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Winter Solstice undertones?
- Is Winter Solstice 1605 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Winter Solstice
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Winter Solstice 1605
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Winter Solstice 1605 |
| Code: | 1605 |
| Name: | Winter Solstice |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Winter Solstice?
Benjamin Moore Winter Solstice 1605 is a light, muted gray with a subtle blue-green cast visible beneath its soft neutral surface. Its gentle coolness makes it especially well suited to bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet living spaces where bright white trim can keep the look crisp. In daylight, Winter Solstice reads as a clean pale gray, while lower or warmer artificial light may bring out its faint greenish undertone. Pair it with natural oak, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, and creamy off-whites for a measured, grounded palette. It is a strong wall color for open rooms and can also give cabinetry a reserved, lightly weathered appearance.
Winter Solstice for living room (2 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore Winter Solstice 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 Winter Solstice undertones?
Winter Solstice is a mid-light, low-saturation gray that reads close to neutral overall, with only a very subtle cool cast in the supplied digital sample. Benjamin Moore describes it as a cool gray with a touch of blue, which fits its primarily gray appearance rather than making it read as a clearly blue paint. In warm artificial light, the cool blue-gray suggestion may seem softer or less noticeable, while cool daylight can make the gray feel crisper and may bring out its cool character.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
185, 191, 190
Is Benjamin Moore Winter Solstice cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 170°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
1605 Winter Solstice HSL code: 170, 4%, 74%
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 Solstice
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 Winter Solstice:
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 Solstice with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 350, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.
LRV of Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice has an LRV of 50.66% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 50.66%, 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 | #B9BFBE |
| RGB Decimal | 185, 191, 190 |
| RGB Percent | 72.55%, 74.90%, 74.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 170° Saturation: 3.14% Value: 74.9% |
| HSL | hsl(170, 4, 74) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.14 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.52 Key: 25.1 |
| YIQ | Y: 189.092 I: -3.254 Q: -1.58 |
| XYZ | X: 47.93 Y: 51.293 Z: 56.077 |
| CIE Lab | L:76.856 a:-2.264 b:-0.217 |
| CIE Luv | L:76.856 u:-3.307 v:0.067 |
| Decimal | 12173246 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.619, -5.875, 3.711 |
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