Oriental Iris
1418 · #B4BDD9 · LRV 52 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Williamsburg Wedgwood Blue28
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Oriental Iris52
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Oriental Iris, Really?
Oriental Iris reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1418 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Oriental Iris
Oriental Iris 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 Oriental Iris
At LRV 52, Oriental Iris is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Oriental Iris 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 1418 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 | AgapanthusSW 9066 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Stardust EveningMQ4-31 · Behr | 1.8 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Canopy Bed8002-46C · Valspar | 3.5 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Polished Purple241-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 52 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | BedazzledHGSW 1405 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Hazy SkyDE5912 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.4 | 48 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Oriental Iris 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 #B4BDD9 in HSL space. Pair Oriental Iris with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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