Blue
Benjamin Moore CC-640
- HEX
- #C3D2C7
- RGB
- 195, 210, 199
- LAB
- 82.8, -7.1, 3.7
- LRV
- ≈ 62
- Family
- Light Green, cool
- Nearest RAL
- 9018 Papyrus White
With an LRV of about 62, Blue reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Blue in other brands
- Mint Mason Berger Paints 7T2927 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- Frosty Grass Valspar 5003-3B Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- TVT Q544 Tikkurila Light Green Very close ΔE 0.7
- White Clover Glidden PPG10-31 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
- White Clover PPG 10-31 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
- Slow Green Sherwin-Williams 6456 Light Green Very close ΔE 0.8
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as light gray
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns green
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Blue warm or cool?
Cool. Its LAB b value of 3.7 and a value of -7.1 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Berger Paints color to Blue?
Mint Mason (7T2927), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Blue?
≈ 62. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.