Calico Blue
At first glance, Calico Blue belongs to the green family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#4A5950LRV
9.30
Calico Blue in Rooms
Follow Calico Blue from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Living Room Photo
These 1 living room image show how Calico Blue (707) can sit beside upholstery, timber, art and metal accents. Its green undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Living room walls in Calico Blue create a sophisticated backdrop.
@kay.kibs
1 Bedroom Photo
Viewed across 1 bedroom image in a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, Calico Blue (707) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 9.3, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Bedroom walls painted Calico Blue encourage peaceful sleep.
@designyyz
2 Misc Photos
Catalog words such as Grounding, Rich offer another lens on its character. In this setting, let the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms and a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes guide the final sample decision.
Dresser painted Calico Blue becomes a striking focal point.
@refinishedelegancebylisa
Furniture piece in Calico Blue adds color and character.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 87 vs 9, White Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 9, Thornton Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Man on the Moon reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 9), opening up a space where Calico Blue encloses it.
Mountain Peak White reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 9), opening up a space where Calico Blue encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Aplomb reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calico Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lazy Afternoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 76 vs 9, Raspberry Ice is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (9 vs 6) makes Calico Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (16 vs 9) makes Caldwell Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Gothic Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A dark, traditional hue that offers a unique blending of blue and green.