Venezuelan Sea (BM 2054-30)
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Venezuelan Sea (BM 2054-30) is a very deep, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 14.1, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Venezuelan Sea
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Venezuelan Sea by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Venezuelan Sea, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Blue Nile | SW 6776 | 13 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Teal Motif | MQ6-35 | 12.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Vintage Teal | 5010-9 | 12 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Caribbean Holiday | 13-28 | 12 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Venezuelan Sea (LRV 14.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Venezuelan Sea
Darker than Venezuelan Sea
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2054-30 |
| Hex | #006B76 |
| RGB | 0, 107, 118 |
| HSL | 186°, 100%, 23% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.9, -21.6, -13.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Venezuelan Sea (BM 2054-30), published as #006B76
#006274
#307476
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Venezuelan Sea (BM 2054-30)?
- Venezuelan Sea has an LRV of 14.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Venezuelan Sea is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Venezuelan Sea in another brand?
- Vintage Teal (Valspar 5010-9) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Venezuelan Sea warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Venezuelan Sea as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.