Constellation
With a focus on bright and airy tones, Constellation (AF-540) is a standout Blue in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. See it applied across 2 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#D5E1E3
LRV
72.73
Constellation in Real Rooms
Constellation has a high LRV of 72.73 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a living room.
2 Living Room Photos
Constellation works harder than it looks in a living room environment. Whether the space gets direct southern sun or stays north-facing and dim, the color finds its specific register — neither receding into the background nor demanding the spotlight. It acts as a sophisticated backdrop that makes every piece of furniture or art placed in front of it look immediately more considered and curated.
Living room walls painted in Constellation establish an intimate, sophisticated atmosphere.
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This living room's Constellation walls provide a calming, elegant foundation for décor.
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Coordinating Colors
Distant Gray reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 73), opening up a space where Constellation encloses it.
Constellation reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 9), opening up a space where Caliente encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 73, Frostine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 16, Constellation is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 73 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 73 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 73 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Constellation reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 22), opening up a space where Quietly Violet encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Constellation is decisively the brighter choice.
Constellation reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 73 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Constellation reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Constellation reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 8), opening up a space where Brownstone encloses it.
Constellation reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 29), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (80 vs 73) makes Lily White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Constellation reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Blue Porcelain encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 53, Constellation is decisively the brighter choice.
Constellation reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (73 vs 61) makes Constellation the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 47, Constellation is decisively the brighter choice.