Reflection
What Reflection Actually Looks Like
Reflection 850 reads as a pale, cool mint green on the wall. It is light without being stark, sitting comfortably in that quiet zone between white and color. The green is gentle enough that some people initially read it as a very soft aqua, depending on what surrounds it. It is not a statement color, but it is not a neutral either. It has a clear identity once it is on the wall.
Reflection Undertones
The hex value places this color firmly in cool-green territory, with a slight aqua pull. It does not carry the yellow warmth of a sage or a celadon. In rooms with warm incandescent light it can soften toward a more balanced mint, but in cooler north or overcast light it leans crisper and more distinctly green-blue. White trim with a blue or cool base will reinforce the aqua quality. Warm cream trim will push it more toward a straightforward soft green.
Where Reflection Works Best
High LRV means this color handles low-light rooms reasonably well without turning murky. It works in bathrooms, bedrooms, and smaller spaces where you want a color presence without visual weight. It also suits larger open rooms where you want something easy and fresh rather than bold. Because it reads as clean and cool, it fits spaces where you want a sense of calm, a nursery, a bedroom, or a light-filled sitting room.
Where to put Reflection
A soft mint at this light value keeps a bedroom feeling restful. It is calming without being clinical, and it plays well with white bedding and natural wood furniture.
The cool aqua-green quality suits a bathroom naturally. It echoes water without being an obvious nautical cliche, and the high LRV keeps small bathrooms from feeling closed in.
Reflection is gentle enough for a nursery and avoids the predictable pastel pink or blue. It reads as fresh and soft without demanding attention.
Cool greens can support focus without the harshness of a bright white. Reflection gives you color without distraction, which works well in a workspace with moderate natural light.
What to Pair With Reflection
No coordinating colors are listed in our database for Reflection 850. In general, it pairs well with crisp whites for trim, warm wood tones that balance its coolness, and soft warm neutrals in furnishings.
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Colors that clash with Reflection
Reflection's cool green-aqua base sits directly opposite warm orange-red tones on the color wheel. Terracotta floors, burnt-orange accents, or heavily warm-toned wood can create a visual tension that feels unsettled rather than balanced.
Pairing Reflection with yellow-greens or chartreuse accents highlights the blue in the mint and can make both colors look slightly off.
Common questions
The precise LRV is 76.35, which puts it solidly in the light range. It will reflect a good amount of light and keep rooms feeling open.
It reads as a cool mint, which sits between green and aqua. In warm light it leans more green. In cool north-facing or overcast light it can tip toward a soft aqua. Sampling it in your actual room at different times of day is the reliable way to know how it will settle in your space.
Yes, it is available in both interior and exterior formulations across Benjamin Moore's standard finish options.
A crisp cool white trim sharpens the mint quality and gives a clean, fresh look. A warmer off-white trim softens the overall feel and pulls the color slightly more toward a classic soft green. Both work, and the choice depends on whether you want the color to feel crisper or warmer.