Benjamin Moore Santorini Blue / AC-22 / TH-240 / Nantucket Fog / Delaware Putty / 1634
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- Benjamin Moore 1634 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
- Santorini Blue for exterior (3 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Santorini Blue reviews (7 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Santorini Blue undertones?
- Is Santorini Blue 1634 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Santorini Blue
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Santorini Blue 1634
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Santorini Blue 1634 |
| Code: | 1634 |
| Name: | Santorini Blue |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Santorini Blue?
Benjamin Moore Santorini Blue 1634 is a soft, muted blue-gray with a lightly cool cast and restrained saturation. Its #A2B4BA color value gives it enough gray to read as calm and grounded rather than bright or overtly nautical. In daylight, the blue note is likely to feel clearer, while lower or warmer artificial light can draw out its softened gray quality. Use it on bedroom, bathroom, or living room walls with crisp white trim, pale oak, linen upholstery, and brushed nickel finishes. Santorini Blue can also make a quiet statement on cabinetry or a front door when paired with warm off-whites and natural stone.
Benjamin Moore 1634 on kitchen cabinets (3 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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Santorini 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 Santorini Blue reviews (7 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 Santorini Blue undertones?
Santorini Blue is a mid-light, low-saturation blue-gray with a subtle teal-leaning cast in the supplied digital sample. Its undertone reads as a slight green-and-blue bias rather than a strong, separate color, so the overall look remains muted and restrained. Benjamin Moore describes it as a cool blue with a touch of gray, which matches the visibly softened blue family rather than a crisp or vivid blue. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its gray softness, while cool daylight can make its blue-teal direction appear a little clearer.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
162, 180, 186
Is Benjamin Moore Santorini Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 195°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
1634 Santorini Blue HSL code: 195, 15%, 68%
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 Santorini Blue
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Santorini 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
1634
Santorini Blue
Darker shades
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 Santorini Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 15, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.
LRV of Santorini Blue
Santorini Blue has an LRV of 44.67% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
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 44.67%, 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 | #A2B4BA |
| RGB Decimal | 162, 180, 186 |
| RGB Percent | 63.53%, 70.59%, 72.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 195° Saturation: 12.9% Value: 72.94% |
| HSL | hsl(195, 15, 68) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 12.9 Magenta: 3.23 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 27.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 175.302 I: -12.654 Q: -1.94 |
| XYZ | X: 40.082 Y: 43.868 Z: 52.797 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.14 a:-4.966 b:-5.159 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.14 u:-9.989 v:-6.913 |
| Decimal | 10663098 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.233, -7.887, -0.899 |
Color equivalents
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