Are you looking for the best Benjamin Moore paint colors for an east-facing room? Is there a room in your home that feels warm in the mornings and quite shadowed and dull during the afternoon and evenings? Well, this article is dedicated to choosing the best Benjamin Moore paint colors for an east-facing room. I have personally handpicked the 12 Best Benjamin Moore paint color ideas for east-facing rooms. Choosing the best colors for an east-facing room can be quite a challenge! Unlike the north-facing rooms and south-facing rooms, the lighting conditions in an east-facing room can be quite confusing.
Generally, in the morning, expect the east-facing room to showcase a touch of ‘warmth’ but not overly warm, yellow, and glowy. Meanwhile, as the sun rises, expect some walls in this room to feel shadowed! Lastly, during the afternoons and evenings, this room can feel slightly grayed out but also considerably bright with incoming natural light. Yes, this compass direction is quite unpredictable and needs detailed testing of paint colors on how they can behave in different lighting conditions.
2 Types of Lighting Conditions in the East-Facing Rooms
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Morning Light
Warmer colors can look quite enhanced in the morning hours without looking overly warm, yellow, and glowy. On the other hand, cooler colors can balance off with the incoming sunshine and make the walls feel quite balanced and not so cool! Some classic examples of warm-toned colors are Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray and Benjamin Moore October Mist.
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Afternoon & Evening Light
In general, warmer and cooler colors that have more chroma and less gray can hold themself well in the ‘shaded’ conditions of an east-facing room. On the other hand, cooler colors with a major ‘gray’ base can make your east-facing room look dull, flat, and dingy. Some classic examples of cool-toned colors are Benjamin Moore Wythe Blue and Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal.
Do’s and Don’ts in an East-Facing Room
- Choose paint colors that have more ‘chroma’ than ‘gray’ to them! If the neutral paint color has more gray, expect it to feel shadowed and grayed out during the afternoon and evening hours
- Choose paint colors that have an LRV of 60 and higher! This applies especially if you’re looking to add beige, greige, taupe, and tan.
- The more ‘neutral’ the colors, the dirtier they might appear!
- Introduce artificial lighting to help with the shadows during the afternoon and evenings.
- Go with slightly warmer-toned cool colors such as blue-green, yellow-green, and taupes that lean into green and pink.
- Avoid cool, clean, and stark white colors
- Avoid cool-toned blue-grays that have a periwinkle undertone and light or stormy gray colors as well.
12 BEST Benjamin Moore Paint Colors For An East-Facing Room
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Benjamin Moore Grant Beige
Benjamin Moore Grant Beige is a warm and classic neutral color with a perfect blend of ‘beige’ and ‘gray’. Since this color is more inclined to the ‘warm’ and ‘beige’ end of the scale – it can readily hold itself pretty well during the shadowed afternoons and evenings as well. However, you must only use this color in an east-facing room that receives ample incoming natural light!
With an LRV of 55.81 – this warm neutral will look cozy in the early morning hours (without looking too glowy) and quite balanced all day long!
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Benjamin Moore Muslin
Benjamin Moore Muslin is a soft and warm neutral paint color with notable ‘orange’ undertones. This color has a considerable amount of depth and undertone that can hold itself pretty well during the flatter afternoons and evenings. With an LRV of 66.54 – this color can be considerably used to warm up the dull and dingy corners of the east-facing rooms as well.
I’d recommend that you pair this color with softer and creamer whites like BM White Dove or BM Simply White on the trims, moldings, and ceilings for the best results. In the morning hours, expect this color to feel slightly glowy!
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Benjamin Moore Dove Wing
Benjamin Moore Dove Wing is a calming and subtle, warm off-white color with muted beige undertones. While this color can appear quite warm and creamy in the early morning hours, expect it to also withstand considerable warmth during the cold and gray hours. Especially for an east-facing room that receives low incoming natural light, BM Dove Wing can truly do wonders!
With an LRV of 77.52 – this is one of the best Benjamin Moore paint colors for an east-facing room. You must further pair the color with BM Chantilly Lace on the ceilings, trims, and moldings for the best results.
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Benjamin Moore October Mist
Benjamin Moore October Mist is a sage-green color that also has hints of gray to make the color feel slightly muted. In the early morning hours, you must expect BM October Mist to showcase a touch of warmth whereas in the later hours, it will come off slightly balanced and not too cool or warm. Even in excessive shadows and ‘grayed’ out corners, BM October Mist would not feel washed out and will retain the undertones quite well.
With an LRV of 46.54 – you must use this color as an accent in the low-light east-facing room. Whether it’s the kitchen cabinets or the living room built-in shelves, October Mist can make a wonderful statement in any compass direction.
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Benjamin Moore Cloud White
Benjamin Moore Cloud White is one of the best white paint colors for an east-facing room. With a touch of ‘yellow’ undertone, this off-white by Benjamin Moore can readily add warmth in the afternoon and evening hours. Moreover, it can look quite soft, soothing, and subtle in the morning hours without looking overly yellow and glowy.
With an LRV of 85.05 – this is quite a bright white color with considerable warmth to it! Especially for low-light, east-facing rooms – this color can also make the space look larger and airier. So, if you’re looking for a bright white color – definitely go for BM Cloud White!
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Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue
Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue is a breezy blue-green color with just the slightest hint of gray. This is one of the best cool-toned Benjamin Moore paint colors for an east-facing room. Especially if you’re looking for a clean and refreshing vibe – this blue-green color can hold itself quite well in this compass direction without washing off the undertones.
With an LRV of 60.4 – you can either choose this color as an accent or a base in a well-lit east-facing room. Moreover, this color can also come off as a soft neutral in the morning hours without coming off too cold.
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Benjamin Moore Pale Oak
Benjamin Moore Pale Oak is a light-toned, warm gray paint color with just a touch of taupe and pink undertones. This color feels muted and soft in the early morning hours whereas quite balanced and slightly muted in the later hours. Don’t worry about the color losing the undertone or feeling completely grayed out as it will start leaning into the ‘taupe’ end of the scale.
The warm gray undertone will also add a touch of cozy factor during the gray hours and colder months. Yes, it has an LRV of 68.64 – hence, can also be used as a ‘whole house color scheme’.
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Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal
Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal is a fun and eclectic blue-green blend color that can add a pop of accent in the east-facing rooms. It isn’t any icy and cold paint color – rather it has a touch of warmth to create a moody appeal. With just a touch of gray, this color will not feel saturated and will always remain calm and muted.
With an LRV of 25.13 – this medium-toned, teal color is quite ideal on the accent wall, featured wall, kitchen cabinets, exteriors, and interior door. It will feel slightly warm in the morning hours and quite calm during the rest of the day as well!
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Benjamin Moore Simply White
Benjamin Moore Simply White is a bright and clean white paint color with considerable yellow undertones. This clean warm white color can be used in the low-light, east-facing rooms that need a punch of energy and illumination to brighten the dull corners. With an LRV of 89.52 – this is definitely one of the brightest whites on my list.
Simply White BM has the potential to come off quite warm and creamy during the morning hours. On the other hand, it can considerably hold warmth during the evening hours as well. However, you must expect some shadows that might take over!
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Benjamin Moore Quiet Moments
Benjamin Moore Quiet Moments is a beautiful green-gray paint color that can work phenomenally in an east-facing room. Expect the paint color to appear calming, serene, and neutral in the early morning hours whereas slightly cool-toned during the rest of the day. This color has notes of gray that can make it feel muted without ‘green’ taking the backstage.
If BM Palladian Blue is a little colorful for you – BM Quiet Moments can work better! And since it has an LRV of 60.73 – it falls perfectly on the medium end of the scale. During the afternoons and evenings, this color can come off as a ‘green’ and can sometimes lean into a ‘blue’ as well!
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Benjamin Moore Knoxville Gray
Benjamin Moore Knoxville Gray is a blue-green blend color with hints of gray as well. This green-inspired teal color can make a beautiful statement in the east-facing rooms, especially on the kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanity, and featured walls. With an LRV of 15.68 – this color holds ample depth and can hold itself all day long. Moreover, the slate gray base in the color often takes the backstage!
I’d recommend that you pair this color with BM Chantilly Lace on the ceilings, trims, and moldings for a clean and refreshing look. So, if you’re looking for a cool-toned color in the east-facing room – this paint color is definitely something to have an eye on!
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Benjamin Moore Venetian Portico
Bored of the beige, cream, off-white, and greige in the east-facing room? Well, it’s time to have a look at Benjamin Moore Venetian Portico. This blush-inspired, pastel clay color feels calming and can add a sense of energy into the east-facing room. Even during the afternoon hours, this color is bound to withstand the incoming cool light and hold the undertones well.
With an LRV of 41.94 – this color falls on the medium side of the scale and must be used as an accent on the cabinets, featured walls, wainscotting, and wall paneling.
So, are you excited to paint your east-facing room? Which Benjamin Moore paint colors for an east-facing room is your absolute favorite? Remember to choose warmer and medium-toned paint colors for your east-facing room to ensure a sense of balance all year round, even during summers and winters! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or have a look at my interior decoration and color consulting packages so we can get one-on-one and choose the best possible paint colors for your east-facing rooms!
