A bedroom is looked at in low light more than any other room, which is where mid-tone colors do their best work: light enough to keep the room from closing in, deep enough that lamplight does not wash them out.
LRV 55 to 72. Reads as a color in daylight and as a soft grey at night.
| Color | Brand | LRV | Chroma | Undertone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WaterfallHDC-CT-16B | Behr | 72.0 | 5.8 | cool teal-gray |
| First CrushCSP-310 | Benjamin Moore | 72.0 | 8.6 | yellow undertone |
| Sprout .03Sprout-03 | Colorhouse | 69.8 | 7.9 | blue undertone |
| Gallery GrayDE6072 | Dunn-Edwards | 71.9 | 7.0 | greige |
| Lady NicoleDCP-0030 | Dutch Boy | 71.9 | 4.2 | yellow cast |
| Pale Powder204 | Farrow & Ball | 68.9 | 5.1 | yellow-green cast |
| Airy BlueRC230-02 | Kilz | 71.3 | 7.3 | blue undertone |
| Secret Crush1135-3 | PPG | 72.0 | 5.5 | yellow-green cast |
Low chroma keeps them from turning minty. These hold their character under warm bulbs.
| Color | Brand | LRV | Chroma | Undertone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glacial StreamS490-2 | Behr | 65.0 | 10.8 | teal undertone |
| China Blue2052-60 | Benjamin Moore | 65.0 | 13.7 | teal undertone |
| Glass .02Glass-02 | Colorhouse | 60.4 | 13.9 | yellow-green undertone |
| Green LaneDE5653 | Dunn-Edwards | 64.6 | 10.5 | yellow-green undertone |
| PerspectiveDCP-0749 | Dutch Boy | 63.1 | 12.4 | yellow-green undertone |
| Teresa's Green236 | Farrow & Ball | 57.9 | 7.7 | green undertone |
| Rain ShimmerRB180-01 | Kilz | 64.7 | 9.5 | violet undertone |
| Globe Thistle1246-3 | PPG | 65.0 | 12.9 | blue undertone |
LRV under 25. Works when the room is used mostly after dark and the lighting is warm.
| Color | Brand | LRV | Chroma | Undertone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern MochaN150-4 | Behr | 24.7 | 13.3 | orange undertone |
| Mountain LaurelAC-20 | Benjamin Moore | 24.9 | 10.5 | green undertone |
| Wool .05Wool-05 | Colorhouse | 16.3 | 11.4 | teal undertone |
| PlumvilleDE6012 | Dunn-Edwards | 24.7 | 12.0 | pink undertone |
| Silver GrayD-6730 | Dutch Boy | 21.2 | 12.9 | yellow undertone |
| Brassica271 | Farrow & Ball | 23.8 | 6.5 | purple cast |