Newburyport Blue (BM HC-155) vs Van Deusen Blue (BM HC-156)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Van Deusen Blue, LRV 12 vs 10.3.
- Warmer
- Newburyport Blue (Lab b* -11.7 vs -13.2). Newburyport Blue reads blue-gray; Van Deusen Blue reads blue.
- North rooms
- Van Deusen Blue keeps more brightness (L* 33.7 vs 31.3 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- White Heaven BM 2068-70, #E2E5F1, LRV 76.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.3, noticeably different. At 2.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Newburyport Blue (BM HC-155) is slightly darker than Van Deusen Blue (BM HC-156) and slightly warmer: LRV 10.3 vs 12, deltaE 2.3 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Newburyport Blue | Van Deusen Blue | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-155 | HC-156 | |
| Hex | #465566 | #485B6E | |
| RGB | 70, 85, 102 | 72, 91, 110 | |
| HSL | 212°, 19%, 34% | 210°, 21%, 36% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.3 | 12 | −1.7 |
| Lab L* | 35.5 | 37.8 | −2.3 |
| Lab a* | -1.4 | -2.2 | +0.8 |
| Lab b* | -11.7 | -13.2 | +1.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue | Cool Blue | |
| Temperature | cool | cool | |
| Color family | Blue | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Newburyport Blue (BM HC-155), published as #465566
#334C64
#585E66
Van Deusen Blue (BM HC-156), published as #485B6E
#35526C
#5A646E
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 Van Deusen Blue (BM HC-156) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.7 LRV points lighter (12 vs 10.3), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Van Deusen Blue (BM HC-156) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is -13.2 against -11.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Newburyport Blue (BM HC-155) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* -11.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Newburyport Blue in other brands
Closest matches to Van Deusen Blue in other brands
Common questions
- Is Newburyport Blue the same color as Van Deusen Blue?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Most people can see the difference between Newburyport Blue and Van Deusen Blue side by side.
- Which is lighter, Newburyport Blue or Van Deusen Blue?
- Van Deusen Blue, with an LRV of 12 against 10.3.
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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.