Benjamin Moore Surf City 731
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- Surf City for bedroom (1 photo)
- Surf City for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Surf City for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 731 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Surf City reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Surf City undertones?
- Is Surf City 731 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Surf City
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Surf City 731
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Surf City 731 |
| Code: | 731 |
| Name: | Surf City |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Surf City?
Benjamin Moore Surf City 731 is a light, clear aqua with an even mix of blue and green that gives it a fresh, water-toned appearance. Its high lightness keeps the color airy on broad walls, while the moderate saturation prevents it from fading into a near-neutral. In bright daylight, Surf City reads cleaner and a little bluer; under warmer lamps, its green cast becomes more noticeable. It suits bathrooms, sunrooms, laundry rooms, and children’s spaces, or can add a crisp note to painted cabinetry. Pair it with soft white trim, pale natural oak, sandy beige textiles, or deep navy accents for contrast.
Surf City 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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Surf City 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 731 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 731 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 Surf City 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 Surf City undertones?
Surf City is a mid-light, soft light blue-green. The HEX sample leans teal; 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:
135, 209, 210
Is Benjamin Moore Surf City cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 181° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
731 Surf City HSL code: 181, 45%, 68%
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 Surf City
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 Surf City:
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 Surf City with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 1, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.
LRV of Surf City
Surf City has an LRV of 55.38% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 55.38%, 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 | #87D1D2 |
| RGB Decimal | 135, 209, 210 |
| RGB Percent | 52.94%, 81.96%, 82.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 181° Saturation: 35.71% Value: 82.35% |
| HSL | hsl(181, 45, 68) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 35.71 Magenta: 0.48 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 17.65 |
| YIQ | Y: 186.988 I: -44.418 Q: -15.343 |
| XYZ | X: 44.42 Y: 55.402 Z: 69.308 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.272 a:-22.64 b:-7.781 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.272 u:-34.867 v:-8.338 |
| Decimal | 8901074 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.433, -23.731, -3.105 |
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