Mediterranean Sky
1662 · #A4C1CD · LRV 51 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wolf Gray21
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Mediterranean Sky51
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Mediterranean Sky, Really?
Mediterranean Sky reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1662 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mediterranean Sky
Mediterranean Sky is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Mediterranean Sky
At LRV 51, Mediterranean Sky is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Mediterranean Sky 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 1662 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 | Agua FríaSW 9053 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.1 | 52 | Color page → |
| Behr | Alluring BlueICC-99 · Behr | 3.4 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Northern Sky Blue4008-5B · Valspar | 0.8 | 50.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | GracefulPPG1152-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | GracefulPPG1152-3 · Glidden | 2.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Splishy Splash335-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Mediterranean Sky 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 #A4C1CD in HSL space. Pair Mediterranean Sky with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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