Benjamin Moore Sheer Romance 837
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- Sheer Romance for living room (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Sheer Romance reviews (4 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Sheer Romance undertones?
- Is Sheer Romance 837 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Sheer Romance
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Sheer Romance 837
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Sheer Romance 837 |
| Code: | 837 |
| Name: | Sheer Romance |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Sheer Romance?
Benjamin Moore Sheer Romance 837 is a muted blue with a soft gray cast, giving it a calm, lightly weathered appearance rather than a bright or icy one. Its medium-light depth provides enough color for walls while keeping a room open and airy. In daylight, the blue reads clearer and cooler; warmer evening lighting can bring out its subdued gray side. Use it in bedrooms, bathrooms, or a quiet home office with crisp white trim, pale oak, linen upholstery, and brushed nickel. Sheer Romance also makes a considered choice for painted cabinetry or an exterior accent where a low-saturation blue feels more grounded than a bold coastal shade.
Sheer Romance for living room (2 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 Sheer Romance reviews (4 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 Sheer Romance undertones?
Sheer Romance reads as a mid-light, muted blue with a soft gray cast and a slight green-leaning bias in the supplied digital sample. Its low saturation keeps it from looking bright or strongly icy, giving it a softened blue-gray character. Benjamin Moore describes it as a crystalline blue with a touch of gray, which matches the visible blue main family while explaining its diffused appearance. Warm artificial light may make the gray and slight green cast more noticeable, while cool daylight can make the blue direction appear clearer.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
154, 180, 199
Is Benjamin Moore Sheer Romance cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 205°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
837 Sheer Romance HSL code: 205, 29%, 69%
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 Sheer Romance
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Sheer Romance:
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
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 Sheer Romance with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 25, such as Benjamin Moore Hint of Violet and Antique Pearl.
LRV of Sheer Romance
Sheer Romance has an LRV of 44.6% 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 44.6%, 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 | #9AB4C7 |
| RGB Decimal | 154, 180, 199 |
| RGB Percent | 60.39%, 70.59%, 78.04% |
| HSV | Hue: 205° Saturation: 22.61% Value: 78.04% |
| HSL | hsl(205, 29, 69) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 22.61 Magenta: 9.55 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 21.96 |
| YIQ | Y: 174.392 I: -21.599 Q: 0.413 |
| XYZ | X: 39.953 Y: 43.635 Z: 60.335 |
| CIE Lab | L:71.984 a:-4.693 b:-12.577 |
| CIE Luv | L:71.984 u:-14.316 v:-18.498 |
| Decimal | 10138823 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.057, -7.637, -7.915 |
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