Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue HC-155

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Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue reviews (13 photos)
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Newburyport Blue HC-155
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Newburyport Blue HC-155
Code:	HC-155
Name:	Newburyport Blue
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue?

Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue HC-155 is a deep, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright or nautical. Its #465566 value gives it a cool, slate-like appearance, with enough depth to create definition on cabinetry, doors, or an exterior front door. In bright daylight, the blue is clearer and slightly crisper, while lower or north-facing light can bring forward its charcoal-gray side. Use it on walls in a study, dining room, or powder room when a darker backdrop is wanted without the heaviness of near-black. Pair Newburyport Blue with soft off-whites, pale gray-beiges, aged brass, natural oak, or honed stone for contrast and warmth.

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Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue reviews (13 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue undertones?

Newburyport Blue is a deep, muted blue with moderate grayness rather than a bright or highly saturated look. In the supplied digital sample, it leans slightly toward green within the blue family, which can make it read as a blue with a restrained blue-green bias rather than a purple-blue. Benjamin Moore describes it as a “dark blue” with pronounced tones and an understated quality, which matches its visibly low-brightness, softened character. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its muted, slightly green-leaning quality, while cool daylight can make the blue read cleaner and more direct.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#465566

RGB code:

70, 85, 102

Is Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 212°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

HC-155 Newburyport Blue HSL code: 212, 19%, 34%

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 Newburyport 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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Morning

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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 Newburyport 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-155
Newburyport Blue

Darker shades

HC-155
Newburyport Blue

2062-10
Polo 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 Newburyport Blue with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 32, such as Benjamin Moore Night Shade and Woodcliff Lake.

HC-155
Newburyport Blue

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LRV of Newburyport Blue

Newburyport Blue has an LRV of 10.31% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 10.31%, 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	#465566
RGB Decimal	70, 85, 102
RGB Percent	27.45%, 33.33%, 40.00%
HSV	Hue: 212° Saturation: 31.37% Value: 40.0%
HSL	hsl(212, 19, 34)
CMYK	Cyan: 31.37 Magenta: 16.67 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 60.0
YIQ	Y: 82.453 I: -14.401 Q: 2.117
XYZ	X: 8.172 Y: 8.758 Z: 13.827
CIE Lab	L:35.514 a:-1.365 b:-11.709
CIE Luv	L:35.514 u:-7.975 v:-15.193
Decimal	4609382
Hunter Lab	29.594, -2.501, -6.985