Hamilton Blue
Benjamin Moore's Hamilton Blue is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 18.3 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
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Hamilton Blue in Rooms
Follow Hamilton 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.
3 House Photos
3 sourced room photos give the gallery a lived-in point of reference. Together they show Hamilton Blue (HC-191) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Traditional siding in Hamilton Blue complements the home's classic architecture.
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Exterior shutters contrast sharply against Hamilton Blue house paint.
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Lap siding in Hamilton Blue creates a timeless cottage aesthetic.
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1 Living Room Photo
Catalog words such as Calming, Charming, Grounding offer another lens on its character. In this setting, let the movement from window light to lamplight and upholstery, timber, art and metal accents guide the final sample decision.
Living room walls in Hamilton Blue provide sophisticated depth and elegance.
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1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
Viewed across 1 kitchen cabinets image in cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture, Hamilton Blue (HC-191) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 18.3 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Deep cabinetry in Hamilton Blue grounds this kitchen with sophisticated, moody elegance.
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3 Front Door Photos
In a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression, the most interesting quality of Hamilton Blue (HC-191) may be the way it responds to hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim. Its blue undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Welcoming entryway features a bold Hamilton Blue front door that commands attention.
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Charming home entrance painted in Hamilton Blue creates a striking first impression.
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Classic front door in Hamilton Blue offers timeless curb appeal and distinction.
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2 Misc Photos
Hamilton Blue (HC-191) can change noticeably under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Painted furniture piece in Hamilton Blue adds dramatic character to any room.
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Accent wall in Hamilton Blue transforms the space with rich, contemplative depth.
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Coordinating Colors
Distant Gray reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 18), opening up a space where Hamilton Blue encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 18, Stonington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Gray Owl reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 18), opening up a space where Hamilton Blue encloses it.
Chantilly Lace reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 18), opening up a space where Hamilton Blue encloses it.
Complementary Colors
Quietly Violet reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Hamilton Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 18), opening up a space where Hamilton Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 18, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Hamilton Blue reflects far more light (LRV 18 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Silver Fox reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 18), opening up a space where Hamilton Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 31 vs 18, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 18) makes Chiswell Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Amsterdam reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 32 vs 18, Province Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Hamilton Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (18 vs 9) makes Hamilton Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Hamilton Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hamilton Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A dark, stony shade of blue steeped in history.