Benjamin Moore Blue Echo AF-505

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Benjamin Moore Blue Echo reviews (4 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Blue Echo undertones?
Is Blue Echo AF-505 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Blue Echo
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Blue Echo AF-505
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Blue Echo AF-505
Code:	AF-505
Name:	Blue Echo
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Blue Echo?

Benjamin Moore Blue Echo AF-505 is a muted blue-gray with a noticeable green cast, giving it a weathered, mineral-like character. Its medium depth keeps it present on a wall without reading overly dark, especially in rooms with ample natural light. Daylight brings out its cooler blue-green side, while warmer lamps can make the gray base feel more apparent. Blue Echo suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and studies, and it can also make a grounded choice for cabinetry or a front door. Pair it with soft white trim, pale oak, charcoal accents, and brushed brass or aged nickel for a layered, material-focused look.

Benjamin Moore Blue Echo reviews (4 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Blue Echo undertones?

Blue Echo reads as a midtone, muted blue-green with a soft teal cast rather than a bright or strongly saturated blue. The supplied digital sample leans slightly green within its overall blue family, while Benjamin Moore describes it as “a distinctive blue with the barest hint of green,” which fits that subtle visible green bias. In warm artificial light, it may look a little softer and less crisp, while cool daylight can make its blue-green character appear clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#6E888D

RGB code:

110, 136, 141

Is Benjamin Moore Blue Echo cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 190°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

AF-505 Blue Echo HSL code: 190, 12%, 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 Blue Echo

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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:

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Blue Echo:

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

AF-505
Blue Echo

Darker shades

AF-505
Blue Echo

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 Echo with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 10, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

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LRV of Blue Echo

Blue Echo has an LRV of 24.36% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 24.36%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#6E888D
RGB Decimal	110, 136, 141
RGB Percent	43.14%, 53.33%, 55.29%
HSV	Hue: 190° Saturation: 21.99% Value: 55.29%
HSL	hsl(190, 12, 49)
CMYK	Cyan: 21.99 Magenta: 3.55 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 44.71
YIQ	Y: 128.796 I: -17.1 Q: -3.944
XYZ	X: 20.041 Y: 22.846 Z: 28.546
CIE Lab	L:54.913 a:-8.064 b:-5.74
CIE Luv	L:54.913 u:-13.6 v:-6.964
Decimal	7243917
Hunter Lab	47.797, -8.803, -1.952