Benjamin Moore Silken Blue CSP-670
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- Silken Blue for bedroom (1 photo)
- Silken Blue for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Silken Blue for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore CSP-670 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Silken Blue reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Silken Blue undertones?
- Is Silken Blue CSP-670 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Silken Blue
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Silken Blue CSP-670
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Silken Blue CSP-670 |
| Code: | CSP-670 |
| Name: | Silken Blue |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Silken Blue?
Benjamin Moore Silken Blue CSP-670 is a softened blue-green with a noticeable gray cast, giving it a muted, weathered appearance rather than a bright coastal-blue look. Its medium-light depth keeps walls feeling airy while still providing enough color to read clearly against white trim. In cooler daylight, the blue side may appear more pronounced, while warmer bulbs can bring forward its gentle green-gray undertone. Silken Blue suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and quiet living areas, especially alongside warm white, pale oak, linen, and brushed nickel. For a more defined application, use it on cabinetry or a painted built-in with creamy off-white walls and natural wood accents.
Silken Blue 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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Silken Blue 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 CSP-670 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 CSP-670 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 Silken Blue 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 Silken Blue undertones?
Silken Blue is a mid-light, very muted muted teal-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
155, 175, 177
Is Benjamin Moore Silken Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 185°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
CSP-670 Silken Blue HSL code: 185, 12%, 65%
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 Silken 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 Silken 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
CSP-670
Silken 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 Silken Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 5, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.
LRV of Silken Blue
Silken Blue has an LRV of 41.26% 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 41.26%, 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 | #9BAFB1 |
| RGB Decimal | 155, 175, 177 |
| RGB Percent | 60.78%, 68.63%, 69.41% |
| HSV | Hue: 185° Saturation: 12.43% Value: 69.41% |
| HSL | hsl(185, 12, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 12.43 Magenta: 1.13 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 30.59 |
| YIQ | Y: 169.248 I: -12.561 Q: -3.608 |
| XYZ | X: 36.781 Y: 40.802 Z: 47.521 |
| CIE Lab | L:70.037 a:-6.489 b:-3.367 |
| CIE Luv | L:70.037 u:-10.863 v:-3.924 |
| Decimal | 10203057 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.877, -9.001, 0.605 |
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