Chesapeake Blue vs Blue Ground
Chesapeake Blue is a Benjamin Moore color while Blue Ground comes from Farrow & Ball. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. With LRVs of 49 and 49, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Chesapeake Blue's blue character against Blue Ground's cool — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 3.7, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Chesapeake Blue vs Blue Ground in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Chesapeake Blue and Blue Ground are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Chesapeake Blue vs Blue Ground Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chesapeake Blue on one side and Blue Ground 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 Chesapeake Blue comparisons
See how Chesapeake Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 49, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Chesapeake Blue encloses it.
Chesapeake Blue reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 49 vs 30, Chesapeake Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 12-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chesapeake Blue reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Chesapeake Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 4, Chesapeake Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chesapeake Blue reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Chesapeake Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 21, Chesapeake Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Chesapeake Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Chesapeake Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Chesapeake Blue encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Chesapeake Blue reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Chesapeake Blue reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Chesapeake Blue encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (49 vs 41) makes Chesapeake Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Chesapeake Blue reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Chesapeake Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Chesapeake Blue is decisively the brighter choice.