Bedford Blue
There is more to Benjamin Moore Bedford Blue (1679) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 17.4 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. 13 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#4E738CLRV
17.43
Bedford Blue in Rooms
Follow Bedford Blue from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 13 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Bedroom Photos
These 2 bedroom images show how Bedford Blue (1679) can sit beside bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. Its blue undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Walls painted Bedford Blue establish bold, calming presence.
@violetmimosa
Bedroom accent wall in Bedford Blue creates restful focus.
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7 Living Room Photos
Bedford Blue (1679) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under the movement from window light to lamplight.
Bedroom walls in Bedford Blue anchor the space beautifully.
@maddierose_home
1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
In cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture, the most interesting quality of Bedford Blue (1679) may be the way it responds to countertops, hardware, splashbacks and flooring. Its blue undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Kitchen cabinetry in Bedford Blue adds classic, refined appeal.
@beckallencabinetry
2 Misc Photos
Bedford Blue (1679) can change noticeably under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Walls painted Bedford Blue provide lasting design sophistication.
@summerhouse.studio
Accent wall in Bedford Blue creates striking visual focus.
@primecoatpainting
1 Bathroom Photo
These 1 bathroom image show how Bedford Blue (1679) can sit beside tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures. Its blue undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Bathroom vanity finished in Bedford Blue brings calm elegance.
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Coordinating Colors
Navajo White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 17), opening up a space where Bedford Blue encloses it.
Steam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 17), opening up a space where Bedford Blue encloses it.
At LRV 32 vs 17, Tyler Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 17, October Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Bedford Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 17), opening up a space where Bedford Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 17, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Bedford Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Silver Fox reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 17), opening up a space where Bedford Blue encloses it.
Upper West Side reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 17), opening up a space where Bedford Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Blue Nose reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Azurite reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (17 vs 7) makes Bedford Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
A classic shade of blue with an easygoing feel.