Bahaman Sea Blue vs Yosemite Blue
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Bahaman Sea Blue (LRV 36) reflects noticeably more light than Yosemite Blue (LRV 33), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean blue, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. With a ΔE of 13.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Bahaman Sea Blue vs Yosemite Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bahaman Sea Blue on one side and Yosemite Blue on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Bahaman Sea Blue comparisons
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At LRV 83 vs 36, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 36), opening up a space where Bahaman Sea Blue encloses it.
At LRV 36 vs 6, Bahaman Sea Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 36), opening up a space where Bahaman Sea Blue encloses it.
Bahaman Sea Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 36, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 36), opening up a space where Bahaman Sea Blue encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 36, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (36 vs 27) makes Bahaman Sea Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bahaman Sea Blue reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 36, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 13, Bahaman Sea Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (44 vs 36) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 36), opening up a space where Bahaman Sea Blue encloses it.
Bahaman Sea Blue reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 36, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 36, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 36, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 12, Bahaman Sea Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 36, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 36), opening up a space where Bahaman Sea Blue encloses it.
Bahaman Sea Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 36 vs 12, Bahaman Sea Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (45 vs 36) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Bahaman Sea Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bahaman Sea Blue reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Bahaman Sea Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 36), opening up a space where Bahaman Sea Blue encloses it.