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Benjamin Moore Skyscraper

Benjamin Moore Skyscraper 765 paint color review

Let’s dive into a full Skyscraper paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 765. Find out if this gorgeous cold blue paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

Official color page:Skyscraper 765
Color code:765
Color name:Skyscraper
Brand:Benjamin Moore

Skyscraper for bedroom

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We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing Beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool Light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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LRV of Skyscraper

Skyscraper 765 has an LRV of 68.77% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light

Color paint LRV values

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).

Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 68.77% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.

What are Benjamin Moore Skyscraper undertones?

Blue is Benjamin Moore Skyscraper undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate

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HEX value

HEX value:

#B7DFE5

RGB code:

183, 223, 229

Is Benjamin Moore Skyscraper 765 cool or warm?

warm colors
Color wheel
cool colors

With a hue of 188° this Blue refers cool paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.

765 Skyscraper HSL code: 188, 47%, 81%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

  • Cool Blue shades make a room feel sleek, fresh and modern
  • Cooler hues have a calm and relaxation effect
  • Cool Blue undertones make small spaces feel more open and expansive
  • Cool paint hue are ideal for bedroom or bathroom. Be careful with deep blues and greens in bathroom, which will reflect on your skin.

Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Skyscraper:

Monochromatic color scheme

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.

Lighter shades

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect.

Color comparison

Skyscraper 765 vs Picture Perfect 743

Trying to decide between these two shades? Our comparison highlights the similarities and differences between these two paint colors.

Benjamin Moore Skyscraper 765 vs Benjamin Moore Picture Perfect 743Benjamin Moore Skyscraper 765
LRV: 68.77%
Light color
Temperature: cold
LRV: 66.72%
Light color
Temperature: cold

Skyscraper 765 vs Seabrook 750

We'll help you determine which of these shades will work best in your space.

Benjamin Moore Skyscraper 765 vs Benjamin Moore Seabrook 750Benjamin Moore Skyscraper 765
LRV: 68.77%
Light color
Temperature: cold
LRV: 68.46%
Light color
Temperature: cold

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need. To copy the code, just click the icon to the right of it.

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HEX#B7DFE5copy color code
RGB Decimal183, 223, 229copy color code
RGB Percent71.76%, 87.45%, 89.80%copy color code
HSVHue: 188° Saturation: 20.09% Value: 89.8%copy color code
HSLhsl(188, 47, 81)copy color code
CMYKCyan: 20.09 Magenta: 2.62 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 10.2copy color code
YIQY: 211.724 I: -25.764 Q: -6.594copy color code
XYZX: 60.054 Y: 68.498 Z: 84.165copy color code
CIE LabL:86.255 a:-11.707 b:-7.248copy color code
CIE LuvL:86.255 u:-20.83 v:-9.286copy color code
Decimal12050405copy color code
Hunter lab82.763, -15.314, -2.36copy color code
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