Marlboro Blue
Benjamin Moore's Marlboro Blue is a blue shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. 10 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#95B9C6LRV
46.07
Marlboro Blue in Rooms
Follow Marlboro 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 Bathroom Photos
The contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light can draw different notes from Marlboro Blue (HC-153). The blue hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Bathroom walls in Marlboro Blue evoke deep coastal beauty and calm.
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The bathroom features Marlboro Blue walls for a spa-like, intimate atmosphere.
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Bathroom walls painted in Marlboro Blue create striking visual drama.
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1 House Photo
Marlboro Blue (HC-153) moves through 1 house image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
House exterior finished in Marlboro Blue offers distinctive, elegant character.
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6 Misc Photos
Its place within Historical Colors hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms and a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes guide the final sample decision.
Walls painted in Marlboro Blue deliver bold, sophisticated depth.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 89 vs 46, Ice Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 46, Intense White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 8, Marlboro Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Ashen Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes Marlboro Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Marlboro Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 22), opening up a space where Quietly Violet encloses it.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Marlboro Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Marlboro Blue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 46, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Marlboro Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Marlboro Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 17), opening up a space where Woodcliff Lake encloses it.
Marlboro Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 8), opening up a space where Brownstone encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Heaven on Earth reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Marlboro Blue encloses it.
Mediterranean Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 46, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (57 vs 46) makes Blue Bay Marina the marginally brighter of the two.
Sea View reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Marlboro Blue reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 32), opening up a space where Whipple Blue encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
A classic medium blue that can create an understated backdrop or command a room.