Wild Blue Yonder
Wild Blue Yonder is a versatile Blue from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to add character and warmth to any space. Below, you'll find 4 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#798E99
LRV
26.97
Wild Blue Yonder in Real Rooms
Wild Blue Yonder has a medium LRV of 26.97 — it adds real depth and will read noticeably darker as natural light fades. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a living room and misc.
3 Living Room Photos
The beauty of Wild Blue Yonder in a living room lies in its versatility with textures. It provides a smooth, matte-like quality that contrasts beautifully against plush velvet sofas or chunky wool rugs. It's a color that invites you to stay a little longer, creating an atmosphere that feels established rather than just decorated.
Sofa and furnishings gain visual weight against Wild Blue Yonder walls.
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Dramatic Wild Blue Yonder walls create an intimate, enveloping living space.
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Window treatments and artwork stand out on Wild Blue Yonder walls.
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1 Misc Photo
In laundry rooms, Wild Blue Yonder adds a surprising level of "design" to a space that is often forgotten. It proves that even the most utilitarian rooms deserve a color that feels considered, intentional, and calming.
Rich Wild Blue Yonder creates sophisticated depth in any room.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 27, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Sheer Bliss reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Wild Blue Yonder encloses it.
At LRV 27 vs 6, Wild Blue Yonder is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 27, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Wild Blue Yonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Wild Blue Yonder is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Wild Blue Yonder encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 27, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Wild Blue Yonder reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Wild Blue Yonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Fox reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 27), opening up a space where Wild Blue Yonder encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 42 vs 27, Solitude is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 27) makes Van Courtland Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 30 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Wild Blue Yonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (27 vs 19) makes Wild Blue Yonder the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (27 vs 22) makes Wild Blue Yonder the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 27 vs 13, Wild Blue Yonder is decisively the brighter choice.
Wild Blue Yonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.