Paradiso
There is more to Benjamin Moore Paradiso (717) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. An LRV of 51.2 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#A9C3C6LRV
51.16
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 51 vs 25, Paradiso is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Blue Porcelain reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Yarmouth Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Gossamer Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Pink Moiré reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 51), opening up a space where Paradiso encloses it.
Paradiso reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 22), opening up a space where Quietly Violet encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 12, Paradiso is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Paradiso encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Paradiso reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Paradiso reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 8), opening up a space where Brownstone encloses it.
Paradiso reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 29), opening up a space where Studio Clay encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Gossamer Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Yarmouth Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Harbor Haze reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (51 vs 42) makes Paradiso the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (51 vs 45) makes Paradiso the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 34, Paradiso is decisively the brighter choice.
Paradiso reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 34), opening up a space where Jamestown Blue encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
A versatile hue perfectly poised between blue and gray.