Ivy League
Benjamin Moore's Ivy League is a gray shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 26.4 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#988B65LRV
26.41
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 26, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Icicle reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 26), opening up a space where Ivy League encloses it.
Ivy League reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 8), opening up a space where Midnight Oil encloses it.
Ballet White reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 26), opening up a space where Ivy League encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 26 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 26 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Ivy League reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 9), opening up a space where Approaching Storm encloses it.
Coastline reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (36 vs 26) makes Comet the marginally brighter of the two.
Ivy League reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 14), opening up a space where Andes Summit encloses it.
Ivy League reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Evening Dove encloses it.
At LRV 26 vs 8, Ivy League is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (36 vs 26) makes Meditation the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 26, Dried Basil is decisively the brighter choice.
Brandon Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 40 vs 26, Clarksville Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 26 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Ivy League reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (26 vs 17) makes Ivy League the marginally brighter of the two.
Ivy League reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ivy League reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 14), opening up a space where Evening Grove encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A rich olive hue that conjures visions of grand, ivy-covered estates in the fall.