Nova Scotia Blue
Benjamin Moore Nova Scotia Blue (796) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its blue classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#6BA3D0LRV
36.26
Nova Scotia Blue in Rooms
Follow Nova Scotia Blue from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 House Photo
In an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky, the most interesting quality of Nova Scotia Blue (796) may be the way it responds to roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. Its blue undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Exterior painted Nova Scotia Blue reflects timeless seaside character.
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2 Bathroom Photos
Across 2 bathroom images, Nova Scotia Blue (796) meets window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Bathroom walls in Nova Scotia Blue create a spa-like retreat.
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Bathroom vanity and walls in Nova Scotia Blue provide soothing color.
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1 Misc Photo
Nova Scotia Blue (796) can change noticeably under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Furniture refinished in Nova Scotia Blue brings coastal charm throughout.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 36, White Diamond is decisively the brighter choice.
Nantucket Breeze reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 36), opening up a space where Nova Scotia Blue encloses it.
Nova Scotia Blue reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 19), opening up a space where Gloucester Sage encloses it.
White Heron reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 36), opening up a space where Nova Scotia Blue encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 37 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Nova Scotia Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 36 vs 8, Nova Scotia Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 12, Nova Scotia Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Nova Scotia Blue reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 10), opening up a space where Branchport Brown encloses it.
At LRV 36 vs 8, Nova Scotia Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 36, Hampshire Rocks is decisively the brighter choice.
Nova Scotia Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 36 vs 19, Nova Scotia Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Tidal Wave reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Faded Denim reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 36), opening up a space where Nova Scotia Blue encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 36, Swiss Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Marguerite reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Nova Scotia Blue reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 19), opening up a space where Athens Blue encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
A timeless cornflower blue that brings to mind quaint cottages by the sea.