Blue

With an LRV of about 70, 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

• Blue Scarf Nippon Paint NP BGG 1586P Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.6
• Seascape Green Johnstone's Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.7
• Seascape Green Glidden PPG1233-4 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.7
• Seascape Green PPG 1233-4 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.7
• Refreshing Pool Behr 500A-2 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.9
• Christopher Coast Kelly-Moore KM3203-1 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Icy Benjamin Moore 2056-70 Grayish Green
• Waterfall Benjamin Moore 2050-50 Grayish Green

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as turquoise
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -4.2 and a value of -14.4 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Blue?

Blue Scarf (NP BGG 1586P), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Blue?

≈ 70. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.