Thunderbird
Thunderbird begins as a blue color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Benjamin Moore Classics® Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#A6CBC9LRV
55.00
Thunderbird in Rooms
Follow Thunderbird from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Misc Photo
Thunderbird (675) can change noticeably under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Entry door in Thunderbird makes unforgettable first impression.
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Coordinating Colors
White Ice reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Thunderbird encloses it.
Thunderbird reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 6), opening up a space where Salamander encloses it.
Pearl Gray reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Thunderbird encloses it.
Frostine reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 55), opening up a space where Thunderbird encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Spring Sky the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Spring Rain the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Raindrops on Roses reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Thunderbird encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 21, Thunderbird is decisively the brighter choice.
Thunderbird reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 10), opening up a space where Dark Walnut encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 6, Thunderbird is decisively the brighter choice.
Thunderbird reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 20), opening up a space where Deep Mauve encloses it.
Thunderbird reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 14), opening up a space where Love Affair encloses it.
Thunderbird reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 9), opening up a space where Bordeaux Red encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 73 vs 55, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (63 vs 55) makes Spring Sky the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Thunderbird reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 35), opening up a space where Florida Keys Blue encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Thunderbird the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
An iconic shade of sky blue distinguished by the barest hint of green.