Hemlock
Benjamin Moore's Hemlock is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. A blue undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#75959ALRV
28.89
Coordinating Colors
A 12-point LRV gap (29 vs 17) makes Hemlock the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 29, Consentino Chardonnay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 29, Ivory White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 29, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Jamestown Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 29 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Hemlock reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 29 vs 12, Hemlock is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 29), opening up a space where Hemlock encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 29, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Hemlock reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Hemlock reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 8), opening up a space where Brownstone encloses it.
With LRVs of 29 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 41 vs 29, Silken Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Williamsburg Wythe Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 29, Colorado Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Hemlock reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Hemlock the marginally brighter of the two.
Hemlock reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A sleek blue with steely gray undertones.