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Settled, side by side

Silken Blue

Benjamin Moore · CSP-670

Catalina Blue

Benjamin Moore · 703

41.26
LRV
48
Catalina Blue is 6.7 points lighter
#9BAFB1
Hex
#ADBCB3
155 · 175 · 177
RGB
173 · 188 · 179
Cool
Warmth
Cool
Deep, grayed blue
Undertone
Soft blue-green, a sage lean
Blue
Family
Blue
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The difference

Read from the numbers

Catalina Blue is the lighter of the two at LRV 48, 6.7 points above Silken Blue at LRV 41.26. Both read cool. Both belong to the blue family. For a whole room, Catalina Blue is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Silken Blue is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Silken Blue CSP-670 is a mid-tone blue-gray from Benjamin Moore's Color Stories collection. The brand describes it as a deep, grayed blue, and lists an LRV of 41.26.

Despite 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.

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