Freesia
Freesia begins as a purple color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Benjamin Moore Classics® Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#A7B1CCLRV
45.23
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 70 vs 45, Wind's Breath is decisively the brighter choice.
Nob Hill Sage reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Freesia encloses it.
Oxford White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 45), opening up a space where Freesia encloses it.
At LRV 90 vs 45, Simply White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Oriental Iris the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Orchid reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 45 vs 17, Freesia is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (45 vs 39) makes Freesia the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Freesia reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Cromwell Gray encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Whispering Wind reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Freesia encloses it.
Celestia Blue reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Freesia encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Spring Flowers is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Soft reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (45 vs 36) makes Freesia the marginally brighter of the two.
Freesia reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
The slightest dash of blue adds a refreshing touch to this cool lavender.