Bella Blue
There is more to Benjamin Moore Bella Blue (720) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 17.5 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#54747CLRV
17.50
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 75 vs 18, Cream Cloak is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 18, Maidenhair Fern is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 18, Frostine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 18, Wickham Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Quietly Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Bella Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 18), opening up a space where Bella Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 18, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Bella Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bella Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Studio Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Hemlock reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Bella Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Bella Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (18 vs 9) makes Bella Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Bella Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Beautiful hints of blue-green make up this alluring moody blue.