Benjamin Moore Sea View 836
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- Sea View for bedroom (1 photo)
- Sea View for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Sea View for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 836 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Sea View reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Sea View undertones?
- Is Sea View 836 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Sea View
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Sea View 836
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Sea View 836 |
| Code: | 836 |
| Name: | Sea View |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Sea View?
Benjamin Moore Sea View 836 is a light, muted blue with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet or bright. Its cool undertone is clear, though the gentle saturation gives walls a brushed, airy appearance rather than a crisp icy look. In daylight, Sea View can appear cleaner and slightly bluer; under warm artificial light, its grayness becomes more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and light-filled living areas, especially when paired with white trim, pale oak, weathered wood, or brushed nickel. For contrast, use it alongside deep charcoal, navy, or a warm off-white rather than stark pure white.
Sea View for bedroom
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 mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Sea View for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore 836 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool mid-tone blue real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 836 on kitchen cabinets (4 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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Benjamin Moore Sea View reviews (9 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 Sea View undertones?
Sea View is a mid-light, muted pale blue-gray. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
173, 198, 212
Is Benjamin Moore Sea View cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 202°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
836 Sea View HSL code: 202, 31%, 75%
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 Sea View
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 Sea View:
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
836
Sea View
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 Sea View with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 22, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.
LRV of Sea View
Sea View has an LRV of 54.7% 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 54.7%, 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 | #ADC6D4 |
| RGB Decimal | 173, 198, 212 |
| RGB Percent | 67.84%, 77.65%, 83.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 202° Saturation: 18.4% Value: 83.14% |
| HSL | hsl(202, 31, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 18.4 Magenta: 6.6 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 16.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 192.121 I: -19.396 Q: -0.932 |
| XYZ | X: 49.307 Y: 54.025 Z: 70.099 |
| CIE Lab | L:78.476 a:-5.47 b:-9.806 |
| CIE Luv | L:78.476 u:-13.782 v:-14.194 |
| Decimal | 11388628 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.501, -8.883, -5.095 |
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