Blue Heron
CC-840 · Benjamin Moore
BlueView Blue Heron CC-840 on the Benjamin Moore site ↗Hex
#5C6A85
LRV
16
Family
Blue
CC-840
Color profile
Light value
16 · Deep
Undertone
Cool cool, violet lean
Family
Blue Also reads gray
“A velvety violet-blue softly faded with a touch of gray.”— Benjamin Moore
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 16 Deep · absorbs more light than it reflects
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Blue HeronSimilar colors
Tap any color to compareBlue Heron vs French Violet
16LRV18
#5C6A85Hex#696D86
BlueFamilyPurple
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareBlue Heron vs Stained Glass
16LRV13
#5C6A85Hex#556682
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Stained Glass is very close match · 3 points darker compared with Blue Heron.
Blue Heron vs Grape Haze
16LRV15
#5C6A85Hex#606A88
BlueFamilyPurple
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Grape Haze is very close match · leans redder compared with Blue Heron.
Blue Heron vs Dangerously Elegant
16LRV15
#5C6A85Hex#616B89
BlueFamilyPurple
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Dangerously Elegant is very close match · leans redder compared with Blue Heron.
Blue Heron vs Pitch Blue
16LRV15
#5C6A85Hex#606D8E
BlueFamilyGray
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Pitch Blue is close match · cooler compared with Blue Heron.
Blue Heron vs Mesmerize
16LRV13
#5C6A85Hex#5D657B
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Mesmerize is close match · 3 points darker · warmer compared with Blue Heron.
Blue Heron vs Luxe Blue
16LRV13
#5C6A85Hex#516582
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Luxe Blue is close match · 3 points darker · cooler compared with Blue Heron.
Blue Heron vs Atlantic Blue
16LRV17
#5C6A85Hex#63728B
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Atlantic Blue is close match · 1 points lighter compared with Blue Heron.
Blue Heron vs Aurora Borealis
16LRV14
#5C6A85Hex#536984
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Aurora Borealis is close match · 2 points darker · leans greener compared with Blue Heron.
Blue Heron vs Wine Dark
16LRV13
#5C6A85Hex#5C6576
BlueFamilyPurple
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Wine Dark is close match · 3 points darker · warmer compared with Blue Heron.
Blue Heron vs Twinkle, Twinkle
16LRV14
#5C6A85Hex#576B80
BlueFamilyBlue
cool, violet leanUndertonecool, violet lean
Twinkle, Twinkle is close match · 2 points darker · leans greener compared with Blue Heron.
Blue Heron, answered
What is the LRV of Blue Heron?
Blue Heron (CC-840) by Benjamin Moore has a Light Reflectance Value of 16, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the dark range.
Is Blue Heron a warm or cool color?
Blue Heron has a cool undertone (cool, violet lean).
What is the closest match to Blue Heron from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Blue Heron is Stained Glass (PPG1165-6) by PPG, very close match · 3 points darker.
Benjamin Moore · CC-840
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