Benjamin Moore Baltic Sea CSP-680
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| Official page: | Baltic Sea CSP-680 |
| Code: | CSP-680 |
| Name: | Baltic Sea |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Baltic Sea?
Benjamin Moore Baltic Sea CSP-680 is a muted blue-green with a cool, lightly grayed cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright. Its medium depth gives walls noticeable color without making a room feel overly dark, especially when paired with clean white trim. Baltic Sea can read a little bluer in cooler daylight and slightly softer, greener under warm interior lighting. It suits bathrooms, home offices, and built-in cabinetry, where its restrained teal character adds definition. Try it with pale oak, weathered brass, warm off-whites, or charcoal accents for a layered, material-focused scheme.
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What are Benjamin Moore Baltic Sea undertones?
Baltic Sea is a midtone, muted deep teal. The HEX sample leans teal; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
86, 133, 140
Is Benjamin Moore Baltic Sea cool or warm?
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With a hue of 188°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
CSP-680 Baltic Sea HSL code: 188, 24%, 44%
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 Baltic Sea
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Baltic Sea:
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
CSP-680
Baltic Sea
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 Baltic Sea with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 8, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.
LRV of Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea has an LRV of 22.2% 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 22.2%, 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
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #56858C |
| RGB Decimal | 86, 133, 140 |
| RGB Percent | 33.73%, 52.16%, 54.90% |
| HSV | Hue: 188° Saturation: 38.57% Value: 54.9% |
| HSL | hsl(188, 24, 44) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 38.57 Magenta: 5.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 45.1 |
| YIQ | Y: 119.745 I: -30.257 Q: -7.764 |
| XYZ | X: 16.957 Y: 20.646 Z: 27.895 |
| CIE Lab | L:52.56 a:-14.041 b:-8.818 |
| CIE Luv | L:52.56 u:-22.234 v:-10.591 |
| Decimal | 5670284 |
| Hunter Lab | 45.438, -12.902, -4.593 |
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