Benjamin Moore Hale Navy HC-154

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Hale Navy for bedroom (3 photos)
Hale Navy for living room (7 photos)
Benjamin Moore Hale Navy for bathroom (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore HC-154 on kitchen cabinets (8 photos)
Hale Navy for exterior (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore Hale Navy reviews (10 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Hale Navy undertones?
Is Hale Navy HC-154 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Hale Navy
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Hale Navy HC-154
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Hale Navy HC-154
Code:	HC-154
Name:	Hale Navy
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Hale Navy?

Benjamin Moore Hale Navy HC-154 is a deep, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright or inky. Its low-light character gives walls and cabinetry a substantial, grounded look, while the blue becomes clearer in brighter daylight. This shade pairs well with crisp white trim, pale gray stone, warm natural wood, and aged brass hardware. Use Hale Navy on kitchen islands, built-ins, paneled walls, or a front door when you want a dark accent with more softness than pure black.

Hale Navy for bedroom (3 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Hale Navy for living room (7 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space

Benjamin Moore Hale Navy living room accent wall

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Benjamin Moore Hale Navy living room paint

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Benjamin Moore HC-154 for bathroom (3 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark blue real bathrooms.

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Benjamin Moore HC-154 on kitchen cabinets (8 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

Benjamin Moore Hale Navy kitchen cabinets color

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Benjamin Moore Hale Navy Kitchen Cabinets

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Hale Navy 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 Hale Navy reviews (10 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 Hale Navy undertones?

Hale Navy reads as a deep, very muted navy blue with a low-saturation, near-neutral cast rather than a bright or vivid blue. The supplied digital sample leans blue overall, while any additional undertone is subtle and difficult to state with confidence from HEX alone. Benjamin Moore describes it as a navy with a “classic maritime feel,” which aligns with its visibly dark blue main family rather than suggesting a separate measurable undertone. Warm artificial light may soften and slightly gray the blue appearance, while cool daylight can make its blue character more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#434B56

RGB code:

67, 75, 86

Is Benjamin Moore Hale Navy cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 215°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

HC-154 Hale Navy HSL code: 215, 12%, 30%

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 Hale Navy

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

Sunrise

Morning

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Afternoon

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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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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Hale Navy:

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

HC-154
Hale Navy

Darker shades

HC-154
Hale Navy

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 Hale Navy with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 35, such as Benjamin Moore Night Shade and Woodcliff Lake.

HC-154
Hale Navy

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LRV of Hale Navy

Hale Navy has an LRV of 8.36% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 8.36%, 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

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	#434B56
RGB Decimal	67, 75, 86
RGB Percent	26.27%, 29.41%, 33.73%
HSV	Hue: 215° Saturation: 22.09% Value: 33.73%
HSL	hsl(215, 12, 30)
CMYK	Cyan: 22.09 Magenta: 12.79 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 66.27
YIQ	Y: 73.862 I: -8.302 Q: 1.731
XYZ	X: 6.51 Y: 6.897 Z: 9.79
CIE Lab	L:31.572 a:-0.476 b:-7.579
CIE Luv	L:31.572 u:-4.497 v:-9.373
Decimal	4410198
Hunter Lab	26.262, -1.712, -3.718