Woodlawn Blue and Ocean Air: the documented difference
Woodlawn Blue has an LRV of 60.65; Benjamin Moore Ocean Air 2123-50 is 71.84. The difference is 11.19 points, with Ocean Air returning more light under the reference measurement. Choose by the material relationship as well as the number. Woodlawn Blue offers a delicate blue reference at a value close to Palladian Blue, putting color direction ahead of large depth differences. Ocean Air is a pale blue-green with a high light reflectance value.
| Color | Brand / code | LRV |
|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Blue | Benjamin Moore HC-147 | 60.65 |
| Ocean Air | Benjamin Moore 2123-50 | 71.84 |
The choice beside cream millwork and honey oak
Honey oak and cream millwork are two warm neighbors, so the blue should be chosen as their deliberate counterpoint.
Set up both candidates with cream millwork and honey oak. Use equal-sized boards with the intended finishes and place them in the same orientation. Do not put one directly beside a window and leave the other in shadow. A difference that follows the position rather than the board is a lighting observation, not evidence that the formula changed.
What the comparison can—and cannot—settle
The alternative Palladian Blue has an LRV of 60.4. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice.
Compare the painted board against both materials so the blue is a deliberate counterpoint rather than an isolated favorite. Assess Woodlawn Blue and Ocean Air alone as well as side by side. The unchosen board will not remain in the finished room, and a preference created only by that neighbor may not survive its removal. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Woodlawn Blue HC-147. The recorded LRV is 60.65. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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