Cedar Key
Cedar Key is a versatile and reflective White from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Below, you'll find 4 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#D7CEBF
LRV
61.05
Cedar Key in Real Rooms
Cedar Key has a high LRV of 61.05 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the White family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen cabinets and living room.
2 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
On kitchen cabinets, Cedar Key adds a considered, intentional feel without demanding attention. It holds its own against both warm wood countertops and cool quartz, making it a flexible choice for the hardest-working room in the house.
Kitchen cabinets in Cedar Key bring warm natural tones beautifully.
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Warm cabinets painted Cedar Key offer natural elegance and durability.
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2 Living Room Photos
Cedar Key works harder than it looks in a living room environment. Whether the space gets direct southern sun or stays north-facing and dim, the color finds its specific register — neither receding into the background nor demanding the spotlight. It acts as a sophisticated backdrop that makes every piece of furniture or art placed in front of it look immediately more considered and curated.
Living room walls in Cedar Key create warm, welcoming atmospheres.
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Walls painted Cedar Key bring warm natural tones to living areas.
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Coordinating Colors
Cedar Key reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 33), opening up a space where Waynesboro Taupe encloses it.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 61), opening up a space where Cedar Key encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 61, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 61) makes Elmira White the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cedar Key reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 24), opening up a space where Bachelor Blue encloses it.
Cedar Key reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Chiswell Blue encloses it.
Cedar Key reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 28), opening up a space where Mineral Alloy encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 63 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Cedar Key reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 42, Cedar Key is decisively the brighter choice.
Cedar Key reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 47), opening up a space where Glacial Till encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (61 vs 56) makes Cedar Key the marginally brighter of the two.