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Buckland Blue HC-151
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Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Buckland Blue sits at L* 53.8, a* -8.5, b* -13.2. Its hue angle is 237° and its chroma is 15.7, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 7%.
LRV 23.2: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 23.2, Buckland Blue is lighter than 25% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Buckland Blue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leisure Blue | SW 6515 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Secure Blue | SW 6508 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Georgian Revival Blue | SW 7609 | 3.38 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Buckland Blue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Moon Bay | S480-5 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| South Pacific | MQ5-60 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Winter Lake | 550F-5 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Cabin | 1658 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| West Coast | 1671 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| West Coast | CC-750 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Alfresco | 1672 | 3.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Nose | 1678 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Nose | CC-800 | 3.26 | 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.
- Wild Blue Yonder CSP-620 · lighter, LRV 27.0
- Sea Reflections 1664 · lighter, LRV 28.1
- Mineral Alloy 1622 · lighter, LRV 28.5
- Normandy 2129-40 · darker, LRV 21.7
- Fiji AF-525 · darker, LRV 21.4
- Azurite CW-670 · darker, LRV 20.8
Colors that go with Buckland Blue
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Taupetone 1013 · complementary (180°)
- Baltic Sea CSP-680 · analogous (−30°)
- Stratford Blue 831 · analogous (+30°)
- Aplomb AF-625 · triadic (120°)
- Great Barrington Green HC-122 · triadic (240°)
Buckland Blue vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 6.7) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 23.2), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 15.3) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 23.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 16.7) is darker (LRV 12.0 vs 23.2), more red/pink, more muted.