Lafayette Blue
There is more to Benjamin Moore Lafayette Blue (CW-610) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. An LRV of 37.1 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
#6CA6C4LRV
37.06
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 87 vs 37, White Heron is decisively the brighter choice.
Cascade White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 37), opening up a space where Lafayette Blue encloses it.
Ewing Blue reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 37), opening up a space where Lafayette Blue encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 37, Harwood Putty is decisively the brighter choice.
Complementary Colors
Lafayette Blue reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 22), opening up a space where Quietly Violet encloses it.
At LRV 37 vs 12, Lafayette Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 37), opening up a space where Lafayette Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 37, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Lafayette Blue reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Lafayette Blue reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 17), opening up a space where Woodcliff Lake encloses it.
Silver Fox reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes Blue Jean the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Blue Bayou reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (48 vs 37) makes Turquoise Powder the marginally brighter of the two.
Athenian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Lafayette Blue reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 22), opening up a space where Randolph Blue encloses it.
Lafayette Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 37 vs 22, Lafayette Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Known examples of 18th century paint guided the creation of Lafayette blue, a shade created by Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Resources staff using a hand-ground mix of period-authentic blue and white pigments.