Mozart Blue vs Schooner paint color comparison

Mozart Blue vs Schooner

Both are Benjamin Moore colors. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. With LRVs of 17 and 18, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a blue quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.2, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Mozart Blue vs Schooner in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Mozart Blue and Schooner 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.

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Mozart BlueMozart Blue Kitchen Cabinets

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SchoonerAf-520 Kitchen Island

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Color Details

Mozart Blue
Benjamin Moore · 1665
Hex#537284
LRV16.9
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number1665
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark
Schooner
Benjamin Moore · AF-520
Hex#527687
LRV18.1
BrandBenjamin Moore
NumberAF-520
UndertoneBlue
TemperatureCool
BrightnessDark

Mozart Blue vs Schooner Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mozart Blue on one side and Schooner on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Mozart Blue comparisons

See how Mozart Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Mozart Blue
White Dove
Mozart Blue
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

At LRV 83 vs 17, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Mozart Blue
Ammonite
Mozart Blue
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.

Mozart Blue
Iron Ore
Mozart Blue
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

A 11-point LRV gap (17 vs 6) makes Mozart Blue the marginally brighter of the two.

Mozart Blue
Purbeck Stone
Mozart Blue
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.

Mozart Blue
Evergreen Fog
Mozart Blue
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.

Mozart Blue
Mizzle
Mozart Blue
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

At LRV 52 vs 17, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Mozart Blue
Agreeable Gray
Mozart Blue
Agreeable Gray
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.

Mozart Blue
Accessible Beige
Mozart Blue
Accessible Beige
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

At LRV 58 vs 17, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Mozart Blue
Denim Drift
Mozart Blue
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

A 10-point LRV gap (27 vs 17) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.

Mozart Blue
French Gray
Mozart Blue
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.

Mozart Blue
Naval
Mozart Blue
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Mozart Blue reflects far more light (LRV 17 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Mozart Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Mozart Blue
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

At LRV 55 vs 17, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Mozart Blue
Bancha
Mozart Blue
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Mozart Blue the marginally brighter of the two.

Mozart Blue
Hardwick White
Mozart Blue
Hardwick White
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

At LRV 44 vs 17, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Mozart Blue
Pure White
Mozart Blue
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.

Mozart Blue
Artichoke
Mozart Blue
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Balboa Mist
Mozart Blue
Balboa Mist
Mozart Blue
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

At LRV 66 vs 17, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Mozart Blue
Shoji White
Mozart Blue
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

At LRV 74 vs 17, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Mozart Blue
Snowbound
Mozart Blue
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 17, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Mozart Blue
Pewter Green
Mozart Blue
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Mozart Blue the marginally brighter of the two.

Mozart Blue
Skimming Stone
Mozart Blue
Skimming Stone
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

At LRV 68 vs 17, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Mozart Blue
Dix Blue
Mozart Blue
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.

Mozart Blue
Calamine
Mozart Blue
Calamine
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.

Mozart Blue
Treron
Mozart Blue
Treron
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mozart Blue
Vintage Vogue
Mozart Blue
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Mozart Blue the marginally brighter of the two.

Mozart Blue
Saybrook Sage
Mozart Blue
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

At LRV 45 vs 17, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Mozart Blue
Pale Green
Mozart Blue
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.

Mozart Blue
Pine Needle
Mozart Blue
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

Mozart Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mozart Blue
Cement grey
Mozart Blue
Cement grey
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Guilford Green
Mozart Blue
Guilford Green
Mozart Blue
Benjamin Moore
Mozart Blue
1665 · LRV 17

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 17), opening up a space where Mozart Blue encloses it.