The floor finish is the reference
Judge Van Deusen Blue against your actual wood finish, not a generic wood species label. The starting material direction here is white millwork and walnut. Van Deusen Blue has more reflectance than Hale Navy, making a modestly lighter deep-blue direction a concrete reason to compare them.
White millwork can preserve a strong outline while walnut introduces a darker neighboring surface that needs a separate evening check.
Test the dominant wood color, not one grain line
Check the outline between Van Deusen Blue and the darkest part of the floor or wood furniture. Deep paint and dark timber may lose separation in evening light. Decide whether that continuous dark effect is intended, or whether a lighter painted boundary would give the room clearer structure.
Van Deusen Blue has an LRV of 11.97; Benjamin Moore Hale Navy HC-154 is 8.36. The difference is 3.61 points, with Van Deusen Blue returning more light under the reference measurement.
The condition for keeping Van Deusen Blue
Check it next to Hale Navy in the same shade before deciding how much blue presence the room needs. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice. The trim color comparison covers that related choice.
Keep the Van Deusen Blue board vertical at the floor edge. A match to one pale grain line can misrepresent the dominant color across the installed floor. Judge the broad timber background from standing height. If the floor will be refinished, repeat the comparison with the approved new stain sample before ordering the wall paint. The coordinating color options covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Van Deusen Blue HC-156. The recorded LRV is 11.97. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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