Benjamin Moore Stunning 826
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- Stunning for bedroom (1 photo)
- Benjamin Moore Stunning for bathroom (4 photos)
- Stunning for exterior (1 photo)
- Benjamin Moore Stunning reviews (6 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Stunning undertones?
- Is Stunning 826 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Stunning
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Stunning 826
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Stunning 826 |
| Code: | 826 |
| Name: | Stunning |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Stunning?
Benjamin Moore Stunning 826 is a deep, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly navy. Its cool, slightly smoky character can look clearer in daylight and settle into a near-charcoal blue in lower light. Use it on a study wall, dining room cabinetry, or a front door when the space calls for a grounded color with real depth. Crisp white trim sharpens its blue tone, while warm oak, aged brass, and soft putty neutrals bring out its quieter gray side.
Stunning 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 dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Benjamin Moore 826 for bathroom (4 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark blue real bathrooms.
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Stunning for exterior
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 Stunning reviews (6 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 Stunning undertones?
Stunning 826 reads as a deep, muted blue with low brightness and moderate saturation, giving it a dark, grounded appearance rather than a bright navy look. The supplied digital color sample appears predominantly blue and close to neutral between red and green, with a subtle cool blue cast rather than a strong green or purple shift. Benjamin Moore describes it as a “dark sapphire blue” with violet undertones; that violet note fits the blue’s visible tendency to lean slightly away from green, though undertones can vary with lighting and surrounding colors. Warm artificial light may make its violet side more noticeable, while cool daylight is more likely to keep the main blue character clear.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
65, 74, 98
Is Benjamin Moore Stunning cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 224°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
826 Stunning HSL code: 224, 20%, 32%
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 Stunning
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Stunning:
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
826
Stunning
Darker shades
826
Stunning
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 Stunning with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 44, such as Benjamin Moore Woodcliff Lake and Silver Fox.
LRV of Stunning
Stunning has an LRV of 8.37% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 8.37%, 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 | #414A62 |
| RGB Decimal | 65, 74, 98 |
| RGB Percent | 25.49%, 29.02%, 38.43% |
| HSV | Hue: 224° Saturation: 33.67% Value: 38.43% |
| HSL | hsl(224, 20, 32) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 33.67 Magenta: 24.49 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 61.57 |
| YIQ | Y: 74.045 I: -13.075 Q: 5.565 |
| XYZ | X: 6.833 Y: 6.903 Z: 12.524 |
| CIE Lab | L:31.585 a:2.791 b:-15.223 |
| CIE Luv | L:31.585 u:-5.384 v:-19.882 |
| Decimal | 4278882 |
| Hunter Lab | 26.273, 0.441, -9.872 |
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