Benjamin Moore Providence Blue / AC-24 / Charlotte Slate / 1636

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Providence Blue for bedroom (3 photos)
Providence Blue for living room (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Providence Blue for bathroom (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore 1636 on kitchen cabinets (17 photos)
Providence Blue for exterior (4 photos)
Benjamin Moore Providence Blue reviews (14 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Providence Blue undertones?
Is Providence Blue 1636 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Providence Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Providence Blue 1636
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Providence Blue 1636
Code:	1636
Name:	Providence Blue
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Providence Blue?

Benjamin Moore Providence Blue 1636 is a muted, medium-depth blue-gray with a noticeably softened, smoky cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading like a bright coastal blue, giving walls a calm, grounded presence instead. In cooler daylight, the blue aspect becomes clearer, while warm evening light can pull it closer to a weathered gray. Use it in a study, bedroom, mudroom, or on cabinetry where a deeper neutral is wanted without the heaviness of charcoal. Creamy whites, pale oak, aged brass, natural linen, and charcoal details all give this color a considered, lived-in contrast.

Providence Blue 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.

Benjamin Moore AC-24 bedroom paint review

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Providence Blue for living room (2 photos)

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

Benjamin Moore Providence Blue Living Room Fireplace

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Benjamin Moore 1636 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.

Benjamin Moore Providence Blue bathroom vanity color review

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Benjamin Moore 1636 on kitchen cabinets (17 photos)

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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Charlotte Slate kitchen cabinets makeover

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Charlotte Slate kitchen cabinets picture

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Charlotte Slate kitchen cabinets paint review

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Benjamin Moore Providence Blue kitchen cabinets paint review

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Benjamin Moore Providence Blue kitchen cabinets

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Providence Blue for exterior (4 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.

@tophergram67

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Benjamin Moore Providence Blue reviews (14 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.

Benjamin Moore Providence Blue wall paint color

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Benjamin Moore AC-24 dining room color review

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Benjamin Moore AC-24 painted furniture color review

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Benjamin Moore Providence Blue Painted Cabinets

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Benjamin Moore Providence Blue Bathroom Vanity

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What are Benjamin Moore Providence Blue undertones?

Providence Blue reads as a mid-depth, muted blue-gray with a subtle teal direction in the supplied digital sample. Its low saturation keeps the color restrained rather than bright, and the blue remains the dominant visible family despite the slight greenish bias. Benjamin Moore describes it as a cool-toned slate blue with dark gray undertones, which aligns with its visibly softened, gray-leaning blue character rather than a clear or vivid blue. Warm artificial light may make its gray and muted qualities more noticeable, while cool daylight can make the blue-teal cast appear a little clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#66797F

RGB code:

102, 121, 127

Is Benjamin Moore Providence Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 194°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

1636 Providence Blue HSL code: 194, 11%, 45%

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 Providence Blue

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 Providence 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

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Darker shades

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Providence 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 Providence Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 14, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

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Providence Blue

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LRV of Providence Blue

Providence Blue has an LRV of 19.23% 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 19.23%, 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	#66797F
RGB Decimal	102, 121, 127
RGB Percent	40.00%, 47.45%, 49.80%
HSV	Hue: 194° Saturation: 19.69% Value: 49.8%
HSL	hsl(194, 11, 45)
CMYK	Cyan: 19.69 Magenta: 4.72 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 50.2
YIQ	Y: 116.003 I: -13.25 Q: -2.152
XYZ	X: 16.146 Y: 18.031 Z: 22.703
CIE Lab	L:49.534 a:-5.558 b:-5.606
CIE Luv	L:49.534 u:-10.154 v:-6.986
Decimal	6715775
Hunter Lab	42.463, -6.438, -1.974