Stratton Blue (BM HC-142) vs Wythe Blue (BM HC-143)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Wythe Blue, LRV 48.1 vs 37.8.
- Warmer
- About the same, both green-gray (Lab b* 2.1 vs 2.7).
- North rooms
- Wythe Blue keeps more brightness (L* 71.2 vs 63.3 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Spring Mint BM 2040-70, #D9EDE7, LRV 80.1: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 6.1, clearly different. At 6.1, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Stratton Blue (BM HC-142) is darker than Wythe Blue (BM HC-143) and about as warm: LRV 37.8 vs 48.1, deltaE 6.1 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Stratton Blue | Wythe Blue | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-142 | HC-143 | |
| Hex | #93A9A0 | #AABEB4 | |
| RGB | 147, 169, 160 | 170, 190, 180 | |
| HSL | 155°, 11%, 62% | 150°, 13%, 71% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37.8 | 48.1 | −10.3 |
| Lab L* | 67.4 | 75.2 | −7.9 |
| Lab a* | -9.5 | -8.8 | −0.7 |
| Lab b* | 2.1 | 2.7 | −0.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green | Cool Green | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Green | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stratton Blue (BM HC-142), published as #93A9A0
#819F9E
#A5B3A0
Wythe Blue (BM HC-143), published as #AABEB4
#98B4B2
#BCC8B4
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 Wythe Blue (BM HC-143) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 10.3 LRV points lighter (48.1 vs 37.8), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Stratton Blue in other brands
Closest matches to Wythe Blue in other brands
Common questions
- Is Stratton Blue the same color as Wythe Blue?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 6.1. Stratton Blue and Wythe Blue are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Stratton Blue or Wythe Blue?
- Wythe Blue, with an LRV of 48.1 against 37.8.
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Sources: Stratton Blue: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); Wythe Blue: 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.