Halo
Often used for its bright and airy qualities, Halo remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. We've gathered 15 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#E0DED1
LRV
71.74
Halo in Real Rooms
Halo has a high LRV of 71.74 — 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 living room, kitchen and dining room.
11 Living Room Photos
There is a specific "glow" that Halo takes on during the golden hour in a living room. As the sun sets, the pigments react with the low-angled light to create a hazy, ethereal atmosphere that feels incredibly high-end. It's a color that rewards those who use the room during the transition of the day.
Soft walls in Halo create a serene backdrop for layered living room seating.
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3 Kitchen Photos
Kitchens are often the noisiest rooms in the house; Halo provides the visual equivalent of acoustic dampening. Its steady, calm presence helps lower the "volume" of the room, creating a more pleasant environment for cooking and conversation.
Kitchen cabinetry pops against walls painted in soft Halo.
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Subway tile backsplash coordinates beautifully with Halo kitchen walls.
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Open kitchen shelving displays dinnerware against Halo-painted walls.
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1 Dining Room Photo
Halo in the dining room sets a tone of warmth and occasion. Whether used on all four walls or as a single statement wall behind a sideboard, it creates the kind of atmosphere that makes every dinner feel like a special event.
Dining room walls in Halo frame a table set for gatherings.
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Coordinating Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (81 vs 72) makes Man on the Moon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 55, Halo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 72, Bavarian Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 24), opening up a space where Duxbury Gray encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 72 vs 9, Halo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 12, Halo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 14, Halo is decisively the brighter choice.
Halo reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 18, Halo is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Cloud Cover reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Barely There reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
At LRV 72 vs 54, Halo is decisively the brighter choice.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Camouflage encloses it.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 57), opening up a space where Moon Shadow encloses it.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Hazy Skies encloses it.