Mix Volume Post Calibration

Ok there are a multitude of threads debating the proper reference level for monitoring, but none of them seem to address the following issue (which may simply show my inexperience).



I have calibrated by system using a Dolby Pink Noise@-20dbfs file to 83SPL using an SPL meter. Ok fine.



But...



How does this relate to the RMS and Peak levels of the material I am mixing? My goal is to know how loud I am actually listening while I mix, and that depends entirely on the levels of my 2bus in ProTools. If I play a mastered CD file back at 83SPL it is loud enough to blow my eardrums out. Since I used a Pink Noise file at -20dbfs, does that mean the RMS levels of my mix should be around -20dbfs in order to know I am listening at 83?



Sorry for such a noob question... this is the final part of gain staging that is unclear to me.



Thanks for the advice! kfhkh

Mix Volume Post Calibration