Chiswell Blue
Chiswell Blue begins as a blue color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#81929BLRV
29.52
Chiswell Blue in Rooms
Follow Chiswell Blue from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
4 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
These 4 kitchen cabinets images show how Chiswell Blue (CW-660) can sit beside countertops, hardware, splashbacks and flooring. Its blue undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Cabinet doors finished in sophisticated Chiswell Blue.
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Kitchen cabinetry painted in Chiswell Blue for coastal appeal.
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Lower cabinets in Chiswell Blue contrast with lighter countertops.
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Kitchen cabinetry in Chiswell Blue anchors the workspace.
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5 Misc Photos
These 5 misc images show how Chiswell Blue (CW-660) can sit beside a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. Its blue undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Painted furniture piece in serene Chiswell Blue.
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Accent wall in Chiswell Blue defines the room's character.
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Window frames and trim finished in crisp Chiswell Blue.
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Front door painted in striking Chiswell Blue.
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Entry door in bold Chiswell Blue.
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1 Kitchen Photo
Chiswell Blue (CW-660) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under daylight, task lighting and evening pendants.
Kitchen walls in Chiswell Blue complement natural light beautifully.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 62 vs 30, Spring Thaw is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 30, Bracken Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 30, Parish White is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Chiswell Blue encloses it.
Complementary Colors
Opulence reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 30), opening up a space where Chiswell Blue encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (30 vs 22) makes Chiswell Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Chiswell Blue reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Desert Shadows encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Hint of Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 30), opening up a space where Chiswell Blue encloses it.
At LRV 30 vs 6, Chiswell Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 17, Chiswell Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 30, Silver Fox is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Pilgrim Haze reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Solitude reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 30), opening up a space where Chiswell Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 30 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (30 vs 18) makes Chiswell Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 30 vs 17, Chiswell Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Chiswell Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chiswell Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A more moody blue, this velvety shade -- a mix of white, black and Prussian blue pigments -- is a darker version of the pearl suggested in 18th century painting manuals.