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Blue Lace 1625
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Undertone: Subtle blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Blue Lace sits at L* 85.8, a* -2.5, b* -1.4. Its hue angle is 210° and its chroma is 2.9, so it leans blue-green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 19%.
LRV 66.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 66.1, Blue Lace is lighter than 73% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Blue Lace
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dew Drop | SW 9641 | 1.05 | Very close | |
| Lullaby | SW 9136 | 1.27 | Very close | |
| Hinting Blue | SW 6519 | 1.67 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Blue Lace
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Blue | N470-1 | 1.18 | Very close | |
| Absolute Zero | N490-1 | 1.27 | Very close | |
| Solemn Silence | PPU26-12 | 1.31 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunny Gray | 2124-50 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Mountain Mist | 868 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| Blue Veil | 875 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Gray Cloud | 2126-60 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Glass Slipper | 1632 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Iceberg | 2122-50 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Winter Orchard 1555 · lighter, LRV 70.3
- North Shore Green 456 · lighter, LRV 70.6
- Ice Fog CSP-575 · lighter, LRV 70.7
- Pale Smoke 1584 · darker, LRV 63.6
- Harbor Haze 2136-60 · darker, LRV 62.5
- Silver Mist 1619 · darker, LRV 62.2
Colors that go with Blue Lace
Blue Lace is too close to neutral (chroma 2.9) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue-green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Blue Lace vs popular colors
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 4.5) is darker (LRV 64.5 vs 66.1), more yellow/warm.
- Sea Salt (Sherwin-Williams SW 6204, ΔE 4.7) is darker (LRV 63.2 vs 66.1), more yellow/warm.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 4.9) is darker (LRV 56.4 vs 66.1), more green, more saturated.