Aqua Marina
There is more to Benjamin Moore Aqua Marina (816) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#8DADD9
LRV
42.72
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 70 vs 43, Violet Dusk is decisively the brighter choice.
Aqua Marina reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 14), opening up a space where Blue Gaspe encloses it.
Beacon Gray reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where Aqua Marina encloses it.
White Diamond reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where Aqua Marina encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Swiss Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (43 vs 35) makes Aqua Marina the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Aqua Marina reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Aqua Marina reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 17), opening up a space where Woodcliff Lake encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Aqua Marina reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Himalayan Trek the marginally brighter of the two.
Aqua Marina reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Thunder the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Swiss Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 32) makes Aqua Marina the marginally brighter of the two.
Aqua Marina reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 27), opening up a space where Blue Lapis encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
A bright, crisp periwinkle reminiscent of the first vibrant signs of spring.