Benjamin Moore Fair Isle Blue CSP-715
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- Benjamin Moore Fair Isle Blue reviews (1 photo)
- What are Benjamin Moore Fair Isle Blue undertones?
- Is Fair Isle Blue CSP-715 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Fair Isle Blue
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Fair Isle Blue CSP-715
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Fair Isle Blue CSP-715 |
| Code: | CSP-715 |
| Name: | Fair Isle Blue |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Fair Isle Blue?
Benjamin Moore Fair Isle Blue CSP-715 is a muted blue-green with a distinctly deep, weathered cast. Its #496E73 color value reads as a soft teal blue rather than a bright coastal aqua, with enough grayness to keep the color grounded. On walls, it can give a powder room, study, or bedroom a shaded, enveloping look; brighter daylight will bring out more of its blue-green character, while low light makes it appear deeper and smokier. Fair Isle Blue is especially effective on cabinetry or a front door when paired with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, and natural linen. For contrast, use it alongside clay-toned accents, warm putty neutrals, or creamy off-whites rather than sharp, icy whites.
Benjamin Moore Fair Isle Blue reviews
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What are Benjamin Moore Fair Isle Blue undertones?
Fair Isle Blue 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:
73, 110, 115
Is Benjamin Moore Fair Isle Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 187°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
CSP-715 Fair Isle Blue HSL code: 187, 22%, 37%
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 Fair Isle 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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Fair Isle 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
CSP-715
Fair Isle Blue
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 Fair Isle 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 Fair Isle Blue
Fair Isle Blue has an LRV of 15.58% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 15.58%, 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 | #496E73 |
| RGB Decimal | 73, 110, 115 |
| RGB Percent | 28.63%, 43.14%, 45.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 187° Saturation: 36.52% Value: 45.1% |
| HSL | hsl(187, 22, 37) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 36.52 Magenta: 4.35 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 54.9 |
| YIQ | Y: 99.507 I: -23.655 Q: -6.271 |
| XYZ | X: 11.417 Y: 13.805 Z: 18.278 |
| CIE Lab | L:43.953 a:-11.715 b:-6.962 |
| CIE Luv | L:43.953 u:-17.578 v:-7.866 |
| Decimal | 4812403 |
| Hunter Lab | 37.156, -10.175, -3.158 |
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