Blue Note (BM 2129-30) vs Hale Navy (BM HC-154)
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 9 vs 8.4.
- Warmer
- Blue Note, both blue-gray (Lab b* -6.8 vs -7.6).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 27.7 vs 27.4 in north light).
- Trim that works
- White Heaven BM 2068-70, #E2E5F1, LRV 76.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.2, very close. At 2.2, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Blue Note (BM 2129-30) is about as light as Hale Navy (BM HC-154) and about as warm: LRV 9 vs 8.4, deltaE 2.2 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Blue Note | Hale Navy | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 2129-30 | HC-154 | |
| Hex | #404B54 | #434B56 | |
| RGB | 64, 75, 84 | 67, 75, 86 | |
| HSL | 207°, 14%, 29% | 215°, 12%, 30% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 | 8.4 | +0.7 |
| Lab L* | 31.3 | 31.6 | −0.3 |
| Lab a* | -2.1 | -0.5 | −1.6 |
| Lab b* | -6.8 | -7.6 | +0.8 |
| Undertone | Cool | Cool Gray | |
| Temperature | cool | cool | |
| Color family | Blue | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Note (BM 2129-30), published as #404B54
#2F4352
#505454
Hale Navy (BM HC-154), published as #434B56
#324354
#535356
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Blue Note (BM 2129-30) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.7 LRV points lighter (9 vs 8.4), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Blue Note in other brands
Closest matches to Hale Navy in other brands
Common questions
- Is Blue Note the same color as Hale Navy?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.2. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Blue Note and Hale Navy.
- Which is lighter, Blue Note or Hale Navy?
- Blue Note, with an LRV of 9 against 8.4.
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Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.