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BENJAMIN MOORE · CW-610

Benjamin Moore Lafayette Blue#6CA6C4 · LRV 37

Lafayette Blue reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore CW-610 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE LAFAYETTE BLUE
RGB 108, 166, 196 LRV 37

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Lafayette Blue
SKU CW-610
Hex #6CA6C4
RGB 108, 166, 196
HSL 200°, 43%, 60%
LRV 37
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Benjamin Moore Lafayette Blue

Lafayette Blue sits in the mid-range at LRV 37, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Lafayette Blue is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
Sea of Atlantis
SKU 0653 · #6AA1C1 · LRV 32
ΔE 1.79 (near-perfect)
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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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.58
All blue at Valspar →
5001-7C
#66A8C5
Tidal Basin
ΔE 1.58 · LRV 35
8002-43D
#73A9C2
Soul Blue
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 36
4007-8A
#76A8CD
Blue Eyes
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 36.3
V072-4
#71A6CE
Boo Blue
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 35.3
8002-41D
#72A7B9
Blue Ridge Mist
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 35

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.98
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1158-4
#78A7C3
Serene Sea
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 36
1239-4
#66A9D3
Salem Blue
ΔE 3.28 · LRV 36
1161-4
#729CC2
Blue Promise
ΔE 5.77 · LRV 31
1242-4
#73A3D0
Overcast
ΔE 5.82 · LRV 34
1162-4
#7E9EC2
Alaskan Blue
ΔE 7.36 · LRV 33

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.12
All blue at Behr →
S510-4
#6FA0BC
Jean Jacket Blue
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 32
S500-5
#59A5C7
Treasure Map
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 33
M510-4
#60A7D3
Brittany Blue
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 35
560F-5
#76A8B9
Bleached Denim
ΔE 4.45 · LRV 35
PPU14-07
#82A1BE
Hawaiian Sky
ΔE 6.07 · LRV 34

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.77
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5850
#73A4C6
Wandering River
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 34
DE5808
#689DB7
Lake Lucerne
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 30
DE5787
#69A4B9
Pacific Palisade
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 33
DE5829
#56ACCA
Frozen Wave
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 36
DE5857
#65A5D5
Marina
ΔE 4.82 · LRV 34

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.09
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6802
#5A9EC0
Jacaranda
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 30
SW 9062
#6F9DB3
Bluebird Feather
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 31
SW 6794
#5DB3D4
Flyway
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 39
SW 9070
#83A2B4
Baby Blue Eyes
ΔE 5.36 · LRV 34
SW 9064
#7C9AB5
Bluesy Note
ΔE 6.53 · LRV 31

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.49
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 280
#599EC4
St Giles Blue
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 31
NO. 86
#7997A1
Stone Blue
ΔE 8.34 · LRV 29
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
ΔE 8.43 · LRV 26
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 13.42 · LRV 32
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 14.74 · LRV 41

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.68
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 32
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 9.1 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-44
#90B5B3
Vacay
ΔE 13.12 · LRV 42
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 13.64 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 17.58 · LRV 34

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.21
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-89
#8CA8B4
Winter Solstice
ΔE 7.21 · LRV 37
JG-84
#91A1A4
Display
ΔE 11.56 · LRV 34
JG-77
#8FB4B2
Morning Calm
ΔE 13.02 · LRV 42
JG-02
#869A98
Sir Drake
ΔE 13.37 · LRV 30
JG-69
#879B98
Well Watered
ΔE 13.79 · LRV 31

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.37
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 11.37 · LRV 27
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 11.99 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 19.5 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 24.36 · LRV 35
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 25.94 · LRV 33

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

774
I've Got the Blues
LRV null
802
San Francisco Bay
LRV 38
782
Blue Belle Island
LRV null
796
Nova Scotia Blue
LRV null
809
Soft Jazz
LRV 37
1677
Colonial Blue
LRV 35

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #6CA6C4 in HSL space. Pair Lafayette Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#6CA6C4 + #C48A6C
TRIADIC
#6CA6C4 · #C46CA6 · #A6C46C
ANALOGOUS
#6CC4B6 · #6CA6C4 · #6C7AC4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.66:1 fail
Sample text on black
7.89:1 AAA

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

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