Benjamin Moore Cape Blue 1642
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- Benjamin Moore 1642 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
- Cape Blue for exterior (3 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Cape Blue reviews (5 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Cape Blue undertones?
- Is Cape Blue 1642 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Cape Blue
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Cape Blue 1642
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Cape Blue 1642 |
| Code: | 1642 |
| Name: | Cape Blue |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Cape Blue?
Benjamin Moore Cape Blue 1642 is a light, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it soft rather than bright. Its blue-green lean gives it a cool, airy appearance, while the low saturation helps it sit quietly on larger wall areas. In daylight, Cape Blue reads clean and lightly misted; under warmer lamps, its gray undertone becomes more apparent. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and laundry rooms, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or weathered natural wood. For a more grounded scheme, pair this shade with charcoal accents, warm off-whites, and deep navy textiles.
Benjamin Moore 1642 on kitchen cabinets
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Cape Blue for exterior (3 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Benjamin Moore Cape Blue reviews (5 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue 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 Cape Blue undertones?
Cape Blue is a mid-light, 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:
161, 186, 192
Is Benjamin Moore Cape Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 192°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
1642 Cape Blue HSL code: 192, 20%, 69%
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 Cape 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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Cape 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
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 Cape Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 12, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.
LRV of Cape Blue
Cape Blue has an LRV of 46.87% 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 46.87%, 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 | #A1BAC0 |
| RGB Decimal | 161, 186, 192 |
| RGB Percent | 63.14%, 72.94%, 75.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 192° Saturation: 16.15% Value: 75.29% |
| HSL | hsl(192, 20, 69) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 16.15 Magenta: 3.13 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 24.71 |
| YIQ | Y: 179.209 I: -16.826 Q: -3.421 |
| XYZ | X: 41.768 Y: 46.5 Z: 56.63 |
| CIE Lab | L:73.869 a:-7.229 b:-5.893 |
| CIE Luv | L:73.869 u:-13.513 v:-7.702 |
| Decimal | 10599104 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.191, -9.999, -1.505 |
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