Benjamin Moore Excalibur Gray 2118-50
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- Benjamin Moore Excalibur Gray reviews (7 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Excalibur Gray undertones?
- Is Excalibur Gray 2118-50 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Excalibur Gray
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Excalibur Gray 2118-50
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Excalibur Gray 2118-50 |
| Code: | 2118-50 |
| Name: | Excalibur Gray |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Excalibur Gray?
Benjamin Moore Excalibur Gray 2118-50 is a light, muted gray with a noticeable cool blue cast. Its soft, slightly silvery appearance keeps it from reading as a flat neutral, especially in rooms with daylight. On walls, Excalibur Gray can give bedrooms, bathrooms, and home offices a clean, airy backdrop without looking stark. Pair it with crisp white trim, charcoal accents, brushed nickel, or pale natural wood for a restrained palette. In warmer artificial light, the gray base may feel a little softer, while cooler light brings its blue-gray character forward.
Benjamin Moore Excalibur Gray reviews (7 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Excalibur Gray undertones?
Excalibur Gray 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:
RGB code:
170, 172, 183
Is Benjamin Moore Excalibur Gray cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 231°, this Purple leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
2118-50 Excalibur Gray HSL code: 231, 8%, 69%
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 Excalibur Gray
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Excalibur Gray:
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
2118-50
Excalibur Gray
Darker shades
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Excalibur Gray
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 Excalibur Gray with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 51, such as Benjamin Moore Woodcliff Lake and Silver Fox.
LRV of Excalibur Gray
Excalibur Gray has an LRV of 41.7% 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 41.7%, 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 | #aaacb7 |
| RGB Decimal | 170, 172, 183 |
| RGB Percent | 66.67%, 67.45%, 71.76% |
| HSV | Hue: 231° Saturation: 7.1% Value: 71.76% |
| HSL | hsl(231, 8, 69) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 7.1 Magenta: 6.01 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 28.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 172.656 I: -4.727 Q: 3.0 |
| XYZ | X: 39.875 Y: 41.47 Z: 50.691 |
| CIE Lab | L:70.504 a:1.443 b:-5.863 |
| CIE Luv | L:70.504 u:-1.734 v:-9.002 |
| Decimal | 11185335 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.397, -2.167, -1.593 |
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