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BENJAMIN MOORE · CC-782

Benjamin Moore Georgian Bay#537284 · LRV null

Georgian Bay reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore CC-782 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE GEORGIAN BAY
RGB 83, 114, 132 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Georgian Bay
SKU CC-782
Hex #537284
RGB 83, 114, 132
HSL 202°, 23%, 42%
LRV null
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Benjamin Moore Georgian Bay

At LRV null, Georgian Bay is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Georgian Bay earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Cape Cod Bay
SKU 0633 · #557080 · LRV 15
ΔE 1.2 (near-perfect)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9149
#4E7287
Inky Blue
ΔE 1.29 · LRV 15
SW 6516
#43718B
Down Pour
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 15
SW 7604
#596E79
Smoky Blue
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 15
SW 6243
#5D6F7F
Distance
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 15
SW 9059
#427584
Silken Peacock
ΔE 5.55 · LRV 16

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.56
All blue at Valspar →
4006-4B
#587487
Retro-Colonial Blue
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 16.4
4007-6B
#517689
Bountiful Blue
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 16.6
8003-44F
#5A7589
Providence
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 17
4004-6B
#4F718A
Veranda Blue
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 15.3
4005-4B
#576F85
Thundering Clouds
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 15

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.45
All blue at Behr →
N480-6
#4A7081
Nypd
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 15
MQ5-26
#597785
Hampton Surf
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 17
PPU14-01
#57728B
Arrowhead Lake
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 16
PPU14-1
#57728B
Arrowhead Lake
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 16
UL240-20
#5B6D85
Sausalito Port
ΔE 6.4 · LRV 15

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.86
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1156-5
#53778F
Smoke Blue
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 17
10-10
#5C707E
Hatteras Gray
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 15
1035-6
#5B6E74
Superstition
ΔE 5.46 · LRV 15
1164-6
#627188
Blue Cloud
ΔE 7.11 · LRV 16
1148-6
#4B7378
Vining Ivy
ΔE 7.8 · LRV 15

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.91
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-85
#4E7280
Blue Skies
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 15
JG-86
#616F74
Storm Chaser
ΔE 6.39 · LRV 15
JG-79
#607577
Demo Day
ΔE 7.4 · LRV 17
JG-03
#617373
Duke Gray
ΔE 8.4 · LRV 16
JG-170
#616664
Ridge Rock
ΔE 11.71 · LRV 13

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.28
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 3.28 · LRV 18
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 11.5 · LRV 8
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 17.43 · LRV 22
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 24.99 · LRV 18
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 27.1 · LRV 14

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.38
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5803
#536A79
Turbulent Sea
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 14
DE5810
#3E6F87
Crashing Waves
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 14
DEC799
#65737E
Wharf View
ΔE 5.22 · LRV 17
DE5789
#3C768A
English River
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 16
DE5880
#577396
Clean Slate
ΔE 7.46 · LRV 16

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.83
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-41
#427494
Hyperlink
ΔE 4.83 · LRV 16
PNT100-DP-45
#357285
Sublime
ΔE 6.13 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-65
#4D6A70
Nearly Navy
ΔE 6.59 · LRV 13
PNT100-MD-57
#5B6682
Blue'd Up
ΔE 10.68 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-51
#5A6964
Current Mood
ΔE 11.71 · LRV 13

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.71
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 299
#6A7C80
De Nimes
ΔE 7.71 · LRV 19
NO. 289
#586768
Inchyra Blue
ΔE 8.8 · LRV 13
NO. 288
#427E83
Vardo
ΔE 10.89 · LRV 18
NO. 220
#636E8F
Pitch Blue
ΔE 11.3 · LRV 16
NO. 26
#626664
Down Pipe
ΔE 11.96 · LRV 13

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Georgian Bay within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

1665
Mozart Blue
LRV 17
AF-520
Schooner
LRV 18
1679
Bedford Blue
LRV 17
720
Bella Blue
LRV null
1645
Thousand Oceans
LRV 18
HC-191
Hamilton Blue
LRV 18

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #537284 in HSL space. Pair Georgian Bay with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#537284 + #846553
TRIADIC
#537284 · #845372 · #728453
ANALOGOUS
#53847E · #537284 · #535A84

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
5.11:1 AA
Sample text on black
4.11:1 AA Large

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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