Blue

With an LRV of about 85, Blue reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Blue in other brands

• Glacier Bay Behr 500A-1 White Very close ΔE 0.4
• Stillness Valspar 7005-2 White Very close ΔE 0.9
• Purity Clear Berger Paints 4P2179 White Very close ΔE 0.9
• Blue-green Rules Kelly-Moore KMW70-1 White Very close ΔE 0.9
• Hempel 30590 Hempel White Very close ΔE 1.0
• Crystal Surprise 6 Dulux UK 1186606 White Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Iced Benjamin Moore 673 Grayish Green

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as white
• Protanopia Reads as white
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
• Achromatopsia Reads as white

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns light green
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -0.2 and a value of -7.0 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Blue?

Glacier Bay (500A-1), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Blue?

≈ 85. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.