Nelson Blue
Nelson Blue is a Blue paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its cool classification gives it a crisper edge that may become clearer beside warm timber, cream or brass. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#CED6D0LRV
65.40
Nelson Blue in Rooms
Follow Nelson Blue from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
4 Bedroom Photos
In a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, the most interesting quality of Nelson Blue (CW-635) may be the way it responds to bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. Its green undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Soft Nelson Blue walls envelop this bedroom in calm, restful tones.
@bellahomedecorllc
Bedroom walls in Nelson Blue establish a peaceful, intimate retreat.
@bellahomedecorllc
Nelson Blue walls transform this bedroom into a tranquil sleeping space.
@bellahomedecorllc
Deep Nelson Blue wraps this bedroom in sophisticated, soothing color.
@mrs.frieds
2 Living Room Photos
The room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm can draw different notes from Nelson Blue (CW-635). The blue, green, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Living room walls in Nelson Blue provide an elegant, grounded foundation.
@jordnemme
Hallway painted in Nelson Blue guides you through the home with quiet elegance.
@jordnemme
3 Misc Photos
The 3 misc images turn a blue swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Entry door in Nelson Blue makes a bold architectural statement.
@the_anne_toft_house
Front door painted in Nelson Blue commands attention with understated sophistication.
@the_anne_toft_house
Walls finished in Nelson Blue deliver a calming, sophisticated atmosphere.
@arcoastalfarmhouse
1 Bathroom Photo
Nelson Blue (CW-635) brings its blue character into a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Bathroom walls in Nelson Blue create a spa-like, tranquil environment.
@harmonyhaus
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 88 vs 65, Distant Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Nelson Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Harwood Putty reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Nelson Blue encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 22, Nelson Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 65 vs 7, Nelson Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Nelson Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 7), opening up a space where Peerage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 5, Nelson Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 18, Nelson Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Nelson Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 11), opening up a space where Kalamata encloses it.
Raspberry Ice reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nelson Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Dark Purple encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 82 vs 65, Chalk White is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
At LRV 65 vs 43, Nelson Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Nelson Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 50), opening up a space where Pleasant Valley encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Nelson Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Nelson Blue reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 47), opening up a space where Imperial Gray encloses it.
Nelson Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
This sheer, watery blue, created using the 18th century pigments Prussian blue, lamp black and white, has an elegant, ethereal quality.