The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Catalina Blue
Benjamin Moore · 703
A coastal blue that leans quietly green
Little Falls
Benjamin Moore · 1621
Faded denim for the walls
In real rooms
Every room, each colorCatalina Blue
1 roomThe difference
Read from the numbersCatalina Blue is the lighter of the two at LRV 48, 6.9 points above Little Falls at LRV 41.07. Both read cool. Both belong to the blues family. For a whole room, Catalina Blue is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Little Falls is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsDespite the name, Catalina Blue lives in the soft territory where blue meets green. It is a muted, sea-glass color — grey enough to stay calm, green enough to feel coastal — that shifts between blue and sage depending on the light it's given.
Little Falls is a mid-tone, grey-softened blue with the ease of well-worn denim. At LRV 41 it holds its color in daylight without ever becoming bright, and its grey base keeps it from reading as nursery blue. It is calm without being cold.