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Blue Dusk 1644
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Blue Dusk sits at L* 54.7, a* -6.5, b* -8.3. Its hue angle is 232° and its chroma is 10.6, so it leans blue clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 12%.
LRV 24.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 24.0, Blue Dusk is lighter than 26% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Blue Dusk
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blustery Sky | SW 9140 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Smoky Azurite | SW 9148 | 3.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bracing Blue | SW 6242 | 3.80 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Blue Dusk
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyric Blue | HDC-AC-24 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Rocky Creek | PPF-37 | 1.61 | Very close | |
| South Pacific | MQ5-60 | 1.81 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 1671 | 1.41 | Very close | |
| West Coast | CC-750 | 1.41 | Very close | |
| Blue Echo | AF-505 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Alfresco | 1672 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wild Blue Yonder | CSP-620 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Smokestack Gray | 2131-40 | 3.44 | 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.
- Avalon CC-756 · lighter, LRV 26.4
- Fort Pierce Green 712 · lighter, LRV 26.4
- Wild Blue Yonder CSP-620 · lighter, LRV 27.0
- Montpelier AF-555 · darker, LRV 22.4
- Baltic Sea CSP-680 · darker, LRV 22.2
- Alfresco 1672 · darker, LRV 21.7
Colors that go with Blue Dusk
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cougar Brown 2106-40 · complementary (180°)
- Aegean Teal 2136-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Bachelor Blue 1629 · analogous (+30°)
- Frozen in Time 1448 · triadic (120°)
- Rolling Hills 1497 · triadic (240°)
Blue Dusk vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 4.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 12.4) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 24.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 14.5) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 24.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.