Blue Springs
1592 · #B4BBBC · LRV 49 — cool blue-green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
What Color Is Blue Springs, Really?
Blue Springs reads as a cool blue-green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1592 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Springs
Blue Springs is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Blue Springs
Blue Springs sits in the mid-range at LRV 49, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Blue Springs are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 1592 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Colonial Revival GraySW 2832 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 48 | Color page → |
| Behr | French SilverPPU18-05 · Behr | 1.7 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Grey Brook5001-1B · Valspar | 2.1 | 47.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | StormyPPG10-14 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Canadian Sky Blue30BG 49/047 · Glidden | 2.0 | 49 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fair-Minded Gray438-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.5 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Springs within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #B4BBBC in HSL space. Pair Blue Springs with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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