Benjamin Moore Apollo Blue CW-645
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- Apollo Blue for bedroom (1 photo)
- Apollo Blue for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Apollo Blue for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore CW-645 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Apollo Blue reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Apollo Blue undertones?
- Is Apollo Blue CW-645 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Apollo Blue
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Apollo Blue CW-645
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Apollo Blue CW-645 |
| Code: | CW-645 |
| Name: | Apollo Blue |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Apollo Blue?
Benjamin Moore Apollo Blue CW-645 is a muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast, giving it a softened, weathered appearance rather than a crisp nautical look. Its medium depth keeps the color grounded on walls, where it can read slightly cooler in daylight and more subdued under warm interior lighting. Apollo Blue is well suited to bedrooms, bathrooms, mudrooms, or built-in cabinetry when a quiet wash of color is wanted without strong saturation. Pair it with creamy off-whites, pale warm gray, natural oak, aged brass, or charcoal accents to reinforce its restrained blue-green character. On an exterior door or shutter, this shade can provide color while still feeling appropriately low-key against stone, brick, or white siding.
Apollo Blue for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Apollo Blue for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore CW-645 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark grey real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore CW-645 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Apollo Blue reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Benjamin Moore Apollo Blue undertones?
Apollo Blue is a midtone, very muted muted teal-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
118, 132, 131
Is Benjamin Moore Apollo Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 176°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
CW-645 Apollo Blue HSL code: 176, 6%, 49%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Apollo Blue
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Apollo Blue:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
CW-645
Apollo Blue
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Apollo Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 356, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Aplomb.
LRV of Apollo Blue
Apollo Blue has an LRV of 23.7% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 23.7%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #768483 |
| RGB Decimal | 118, 132, 131 |
| RGB Percent | 46.27%, 51.76%, 51.37% |
| HSV | Hue: 176° Saturation: 10.61% Value: 51.76% |
| HSL | hsl(176, 6, 49) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 10.61 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.76 Key: 48.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 127.7 I: -8.021 Q: -3.273 |
| XYZ | X: 19.818 Y: 21.992 Z: 24.667 |
| CIE Lab | L:54.019 a:-5.316 b:-1.2 |
| CIE Luv | L:54.019 u:-7.548 v:-0.838 |
| Decimal | 7767171 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.896, -6.635, 1.641 |
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