Benjamin Moore

San Francisco Bay

802

San Francisco Bay is a medium-depth blue with an LRV of 37.76, which means it absorbs more light than it reflects and reads as a definitive color statement on walls. Its undertones carry a slight gray quality, keeping it from reading too bright or primary. The hue shifts slightly warmer under incandescent bulbs.

Benjamin Moore White Dove and Cloud White provide clean contrast for trim and ceilings. Wickham Gray offers a lighter tonal step within the same cool family, while Hale Navy deepens the scheme. Soft Fern introduces a green complement for variation without clash.

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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

802

Collection

Benjamin Moore Classics

San Francisco Bay in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Benjamin Moore San Francisco Bay under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Benjamin Moore San Francisco Bay under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

High

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

204°

Cyan Family

Lightness

62%

Medium

Saturation

40%

Moderate

LRV

37.8

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#79A7C5

RGB Decimal

121, 167, 197

RGB Percent

47.5%, 65.5%, 77.3%

HSL

203.7, 39.6%, 62.4%

HSV

203.7, 38.6%, 77.3%

CMYK

38.6%, 15.2%, 0.0%, 22.7%

YIQ

156.7, -37.1, -0.3

XYZ

31.78, 35.73, 58.05

CIE Lab

66.32, -7.77, -20.24

CIE Luv

66.32, -22.84, -30.06

Hunter Lab

59.78, -6.72, -20.58

Decimal

7972805

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

San Francisco Bay Empire Blue Blueberry Festival Santa Monica Blue

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

San Francisco Bay Blue Bows Easy on the Eyes First Light

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

San Francisco Bay Mountain Hideaway Teddy Sweet Pastel

Analogous

Adjacent colors

San Francisco Bay Plush Tropical Holiday Mighty Aphrodite

Cool Shades

Cool spectrum

San Francisco Bay Plush Brocade Mighty Aphrodite

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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