What 46.07 tells you about Marlboro Blue
The published LRV of Benjamin Moore Marlboro Blue HC-153 is 46.07. It describes light reflectance; it does not specify an undertone or predict the brightness of your room. Marlboro Blue is a medium blue with enough presence to become the principal room color.
The choice beside cream upholstery and walnut furniture
Cream seating and walnut make a restrained supporting scheme, leaving less need for additional large blue patterned surfaces.
Compare Marlboro Blue and Santorini Blue at equal size, first considering depth and then hue. A lighter blue, green or pink is still a colored surface. Use the LRV to organize the depth question without assuming that it measures saturation or predicts which hue the room will favor.
What the comparison can—and cannot—settle
Marlboro Blue has an LRV of 46.07; Benjamin Moore Santorini Blue 1634 is 44.67. The difference is 1.4 points, with Marlboro Blue returning more light under the reference measurement. Marlboro Blue is a medium blue, more present than a pale wash. The value measures reflectance, so it cannot by itself identify an undertone, a coating finish or the amount of illumination needed in the room. The daylight and evening-light checks covers that related choice.
Let the blue carry the palette and reduce competing colored accessories during the sample review. Do not read LRV 46.07 as a percentage improvement in perceived room brightness. Make the decision with the board upright at the actual wall or cabinet position, including the least illuminated portion. The north-facing room assessment covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Marlboro Blue HC-153. The recorded LRV is 46.07. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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