The floor finish is the reference
Judge Marlboro Blue against your actual wood finish, not a generic wood species label. The starting material direction here is cream upholstery and walnut furniture. Marlboro Blue is a medium blue with enough presence to become the principal room color.
Cream seating and walnut make a restrained supporting scheme, leaving less need for additional large blue patterned surfaces.
Test the dominant wood color, not one grain line
Use the broad background of the timber to assess Marlboro Blue, rather than matching one grain streak. Wood contributes color as well as texture. Decide whether the paint should contrast with that warmth or repeat it, keeping the dominant fabric in the same view.
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.
The condition for keeping Marlboro Blue
Let the blue carry the palette and reduce competing colored accessories during the sample review. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice. The trim color comparison covers that related choice.
Keep the Marlboro Blue board vertical at the floor edge. A match to one pale grain line can misrepresent the dominant color across the installed floor. Judge the broad timber background from standing height. If the floor will be refinished, repeat the comparison with the approved new stain sample before ordering the wall paint. 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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