Tea Light
Benjamin Moore Tea Light (471) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. It appears in Benjamin Moore Classics® Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#C9D0BFLRV
60.09
Tea Light in Rooms
Follow Tea Light from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 8 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
3 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
Tea Light (471) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood. Test it under light moving across doors, rails and recessed panels.
Kitchen cabinets in Tea Light maximize storage while maintaining an airy feel.
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Cabinetry painted Tea Light brings understated elegance to the cooking space.
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These Tea Light cabinets blend seamlessly with classic kitchen design elements.
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3 Living Room Photos
3 living room images place Tea Light (471) in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight. An LRV of 60.1 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Living room walls wrapped in Tea Light create warmth without overwhelming.
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Accent wall treatment in Tea Light adds subtle depth to the space.
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Walls finished in soft Tea Light establish a serene living environment.
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2 Misc Photos
2 sourced room photos give the gallery a lived-in point of reference. Together they show Tea Light (471) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Nursery walls in gentle Tea Light provide a soothing backdrop for rest.
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Wall surfaces coated in Tea Light deliver timeless, versatile appeal.
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Coordinating Colors
White Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 60), opening up a space where Tea Light encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 18, Tea Light is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 54) makes Tea Light the marginally brighter of the two.
Deep in Thought reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Tea Light encloses it.
Similar Colors
Thornton Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (63 vs 60) makes Hollingsworth Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Tea Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Tea Light reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 6), opening up a space where Plum Royale encloses it.
Tea Light reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 8), opening up a space where Blackberry Wine encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 26, Tea Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Tea Light reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 10), opening up a space where Dark Lilac encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Spring Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
Tea Light reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 5), opening up a space where Exotic Purple encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 5, Tea Light is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 63 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 60, White Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Pearl Gray reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Tea Light encloses it.
Thornton Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (63 vs 60) makes Hollingsworth Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Tea Light reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 46), opening up a space where Salisbury Green encloses it.
Tea Light reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 43), opening up a space where Sherwood Green encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 50) makes Tea Light the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Softly faded, this celadon green that sets the mood for calm, meditative spaces.