Benjamin Moore Hudson Bay 1680

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Benjamin Moore 1680 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore Hudson Bay reviews (9 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Hudson Bay undertones?
Is Hudson Bay 1680 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Hudson Bay
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Hudson Bay 1680
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Hudson Bay 1680
Code:	1680
Name:	Hudson Bay
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Hudson Bay?

Benjamin Moore Hudson Bay 1680 is a deep, muted blue-gray with a noticeable slate cast. Its low-key saturation keeps it from reading as bright navy, giving walls a grounded, architectural look instead. In brighter daylight, the blue character is clearer, while lower light can pull it closer to charcoal-gray. Use Hudson Bay on a study, dining room, or built-in cabinetry with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, and natural linen to bring out its balanced contrast. It also makes a strong exterior accent for shutters or a front door beside light stone or soft off-white siding.

Benjamin Moore 1680 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)

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Benjamin Moore Hudson Bay reviews (9 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Hudson Bay undertones?

Hudson Bay is a deep, muted blue with a navy-leaning overall character and moderate softness rather than a bright, highly saturated look. In the supplied digital sample, it shows a slight greenward bias within its blue family, which can keep it from reading as a strongly violet or purple-blue navy. Benjamin Moore describes it as a classic navy blue with a “warm, lived-in feeling,” a description that speaks to its overall impression rather than identifying a specific undertone. Warm artificial light may soften and slightly dull its blue appearance, while cool daylight can make the blue direction look clearer and more pronounced.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#3F5266

RGB code:

63, 82, 102

Is Benjamin Moore Hudson Bay cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 211°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

1680 Hudson Bay HSL code: 211, 24%, 32%

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 Hudson Bay

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

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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 Hudson Bay:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Hudson Bay with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 31, such as Benjamin Moore Night Shade and Woodcliff Lake.

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LRV of Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay has an LRV of 9.77% 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 9.77%, 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	#3F5266
RGB Decimal	63, 82, 102
RGB Percent	24.71%, 32.16%, 40.00%
HSV	Hue: 211° Saturation: 38.24% Value: 40.0%
HSL	hsl(211, 24, 32)
CMYK	Cyan: 38.24 Magenta: 19.61 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 60.0
YIQ	Y: 78.599 I: -17.749 Q: 2.205
XYZ	X: 7.465 Y: 8.05 Z: 13.727
CIE Lab	L:34.087 a:-1.773 b:-13.928
CIE Luv	L:34.087 u:-9.564 v:-18.008
Decimal	4149862
Hunter Lab	28.373, -2.692, -8.824