Bellbottom Blues
Benjamin Moore Bellbottom Blues (CSP-655) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. It appears in Color Stories®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#386B8CLRV
15.48
Coordinating Colors
Manchester Tan reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 15), opening up a space where Bellbottom Blues encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 15, Sheer Bliss is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where Bellbottom Blues encloses it.
Silken Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 15), opening up a space where Bellbottom Blues encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Bellbottom Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Hint of Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 15), opening up a space where Bellbottom Blues encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (15 vs 6) makes Bellbottom Blues the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 15, Silver Fox is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 15, Upper West Side is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 28 vs 15, Poolside is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Finley Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (22 vs 15) makes Randolph Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (15 vs 11) makes Bellbottom Blues the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (15 vs 12) makes Bellbottom Blues the marginally brighter of the two.
Bellbottom Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
The same comfortable hue as a pair of perfectly broken-in, denim jeans.