Is Palladian Blue HC-144 warm or cool?
Its numeric screen value is summarized as neutral (green undertone). Surrounding flooring, daylight direction, lamps, and large fixed finishes can make the same sample read differently.
Benjamin Moore color reference
Palladian Blue (HC-144) by Benjamin Moore
#C2D2CA
A neutral screen color with a neutral (green undertone) reading and LRV 61.8. Not sure it's the exact color your local store carries? Here's the closest match at each of the other four brands.
- Hex
- #C2D2CA
- RGB
- 194, 210, 202
- HSL
- 150°, 15.1%, 79.2%
- Lab D65
- 82.82, -6.9, 2.11
- LRV
- 61.8 estimated
- Undertone
- neutral (green undertone)
In a room
Where this color can work
Palladian Blue offers a light green-blue atmosphere for bedrooms, baths, or sitting rooms where a quiet color is preferred over neutral gray. It can complement soft white, pale stone, warm wood, and natural linen. Reflected garden light may increase the green, while clear sky light can make it cooler. Move a large sample among different walls and observe it beside the room's textiles, especially if those fabrics already contain aqua or sage notes.
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Cross-brand shortlist
Three nearby values in every other palette
Lower ΔE2000 values are closer screen approximations. They are not paint-formula conversions.
Sherwin-Williamsnearest three
Valsparnearest three
PPGnearest three
Dunn-Edwardsnearest three
Within Benjamin Moore
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Provenance
Recorded source
- Color value source: https://github.com/jpederson/colornerd
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- LRV is calculated from the sRGB value and is labeled as an estimate.
Saveable reference
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FAQ
Questions about Palladian Blue
Can I use the hex #C2D2CA for paint ordering?
No. Hex describes an sRGB screen color, not a paint tint formula. Use HC-144 when requesting the brand color and verify a physical swatch in the intended product line.
How reliable are the matches for Palladian Blue?
They're consistent, repeatable rankings of the screen colors. They don't account for sheen, substrate, application thickness, metamerism, or differences between paint products. In this library, the nearest cross-brand screen value is Rolling Waves DE5716 by Dunn-Edwards at ΔE 0.798.
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