Benjamin Moore Chesapeake Blue CW-595
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| Official page: | Chesapeake Blue CW-595 |
| Code: | CW-595 |
| Name: | Chesapeake Blue |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Chesapeake Blue?
Benjamin Moore Chesapeake Blue CW-595 is a light, softened blue with a noticeable blue-green cast. Its muted saturation keeps it from reading too bright, giving walls a clean wash of color rather than a sharp aqua statement. In daylight, the color can show its airy teal influence, while lower or warmer light may make it appear a little grayer and more subdued. Use Chesapeake Blue in bathrooms, bedrooms, sunrooms, or on painted furniture where its cool, watery character can be appreciated. It pairs especially well with crisp white trim, pale oak, weathered wood, brushed nickel, and sandy beige textiles.
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What are Benjamin Moore Chesapeake Blue undertones?
Chesapeake Blue is a mid-light, muted 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:
148, 192, 198
Is Benjamin Moore Chesapeake Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 187° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
CW-595 Chesapeake Blue HSL code: 187, 30%, 68%
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 Chesapeake 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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Chesapeake 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-595
Chesapeake Blue
Darker shades
CW-595
Chesapeake Blue
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 Chesapeake Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 7, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.
LRV of Chesapeake Blue
Chesapeake Blue has an LRV of 48.88% 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 48.88%, 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 | #94C0C6 |
| RGB Decimal | 148, 192, 198 |
| RGB Percent | 58.04%, 75.29%, 77.65% |
| HSV | Hue: 187° Saturation: 25.25% Value: 77.65% |
| HSL | hsl(187, 30, 68) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 25.25 Magenta: 3.03 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 22.35 |
| YIQ | Y: 179.528 I: -28.148 Q: -7.44 |
| XYZ | X: 41.252 Y: 48.071 Z: 60.516 |
| CIE Lab | L:74.869 a:-13.116 b:-7.766 |
| CIE Luv | L:74.869 u:-22.404 v:-9.701 |
| Decimal | 9748678 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.333, -15.129, -3.217 |
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