Benjamin Moore Jamestown Blue HC-148

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Jamestown Blue for living room (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore HC-148 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
Jamestown Blue for exterior (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore Jamestown Blue reviews (12 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Jamestown Blue undertones?
Is Jamestown Blue HC-148 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Jamestown Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Jamestown Blue HC-148
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Jamestown Blue HC-148
Code:	HC-148
Name:	Jamestown Blue
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Jamestown Blue?

Benjamin Moore Jamestown Blue HC-148 is a muted blue with a clear gray-green cast that keeps it soft rather than bright. Its mid-tone depth gives walls noticeable color while remaining calm and low-contrast in a room. In north-facing or cooler light, the blue-gray side is likely to come forward, while warmer daylight and lamplight can make its subtle green influence more apparent. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and built-in cabinetry, especially alongside warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, or weathered natural wood. For a more grounded palette, pair Jamestown Blue with charcoal accents, deep navy textiles, or creamy off-whites.

Jamestown Blue for living room

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Benjamin Moore HC-148 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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Jamestown 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 Jamestown Blue Front Door

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Benjamin Moore Jamestown Blue reviews (12 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Jamestown Blue undertones?

Jamestown Blue is a mid-light, muted blue with a noticeable teal-leaning cast, so it reads as blue first with a soft green influence. The supplied digital sample has low saturation, which gives it a softened rather than bright or crisp appearance. Benjamin Moore describes it as a cornflower hue with a slightly muted cast; that blue-focused description fits the visible main color family, while the green-leaning bias in the digital sample adds a cooler teal note. Warm artificial light may make the color appear a little less cool, while cool daylight can make its blue-teal character more apparent.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#82A0A6

RGB code:

130, 160, 166

Is Benjamin Moore Jamestown Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 190°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

HC-148 Jamestown Blue HSL code: 190, 17%, 58%

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 Jamestown Blue

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Jamestown 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

HC-148
Jamestown Blue

Darker shades

HC-148
Jamestown 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 Jamestown Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 10, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

HC-148
Jamestown Blue

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LRV of Jamestown Blue

Jamestown Blue has an LRV of 33.78% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 33.78%, 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	#82A0A6
RGB Decimal	130, 160, 166
RGB Percent	50.98%, 62.75%, 65.10%
HSV	Hue: 190° Saturation: 21.69% Value: 65.1%
HSL	hsl(190, 17, 58)
CMYK	Cyan: 21.69 Magenta: 3.61 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 34.9
YIQ	Y: 151.714 I: -19.805 Q: -4.479
XYZ	X: 28.657 Y: 32.64 Z: 40.856
CIE Lab	L:63.868 a:-8.983 b:-6.551
CIE Luv	L:63.868 u:-15.743 v:-8.244
Decimal	8560806
Hunter Lab	57.131, -10.443, -2.408