Benjamin Moore Blue Bayou 801
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| Official page: | Blue Bayou 801 |
| Code: | 801 |
| Name: | Blue Bayou |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Blue Bayou?
Benjamin Moore Blue Bayou 801 is a light, muted blue with a noticeable aqua cast that keeps it from reading like a traditional powder blue. Its cool character is softened by a touch of grayness, giving the color a breezy, gently weathered appearance rather than a crisp, highly saturated one. In bright daylight, Blue Bayou can show more of its clear blue-green side, while lower or cooler light may bring out its subdued, silvery quality. It suits bathroom walls, bedrooms, and sunrooms, and can also make a refreshing choice for painted cabinetry paired with white tile. Warm oak, pale maple, brushed nickel, natural linen, and creamy off-whites provide grounded companions for this shade.
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What are Benjamin Moore Blue Bayou undertones?
Blue Bayou is a mid-light, muted dusty blue. The HEX sample leans blue; 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:
146, 186, 212
Is Benjamin Moore Blue Bayou cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 204° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
801 Blue Bayou HSL code: 204, 43%, 70%
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 Blue Bayou
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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Blue Bayou:
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
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 Blue Bayou with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 24, such as Benjamin Moore Desert Shadows and Hint of Violet.
LRV of Blue Bayou
Blue Bayou has an LRV of 46.9% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident 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 46.9%, 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 | #92BAD4 |
| RGB Decimal | 146, 186, 212 |
| RGB Percent | 57.25%, 72.94%, 83.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 204° Saturation: 31.13% Value: 83.14% |
| HSL | hsl(204, 43, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 31.13 Magenta: 12.26 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 16.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 177.004 I: -32.191 Q: -0.37 |
| XYZ | X: 41.292 Y: 45.98 Z: 68.969 |
| CIE Lab | L:73.533 a:-7.231 b:-17.395 |
| CIE Luv | L:73.533 u:-20.778 v:-25.92 |
| Decimal | 9616084 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.809, -9.968, -12.838 |
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