Blue Lake
What Blue Lake Actually Looks Like
Blue Lake is a medium-saturation teal that sits clearly between blue and green without committing hard to either. It reads as a clean, aquatic color, the kind that calls up still water or sea glass. It has enough depth to feel grounded on a wall rather than pastel or fleeting, but it is not so dark that it closes a room down.
Blue Lake Undertones
The color carries both blue and green in roughly equal measure, which means it can shift noticeably depending on your light source. In warm incandescent or evening light it leans a touch greener and warmer. In cool north or overcast daylight it pulls more decidedly blue. The balance between those two tendencies is what makes it feel versatile, but it also means you should sample it at multiple times of day before committing.
Where Blue Lake Works Best
Blue Lake works well in spaces where you want a color that feels intentional without being aggressive. Bathrooms and laundry rooms are natural fits because the aquatic quality feels appropriate and the LRV is workable in a smaller space with good artificial light. It also holds up well in a home office or study where you want focus without sterility. On exterior shutters or a front door it reads confident and contemporary.
Where to put Blue Lake
In a bathroom with white tile and chrome or brushed nickel fixtures, Blue Lake feels clean and spa-like without being trendy. Keep trim bright white to sharpen the contrast and prevent the color from reading murky in artificial light.
On all four walls of a home office, Blue Lake creates a focused, calm atmosphere. Pair it with warm wood tones on the desk and shelving to prevent the room from feeling cold, especially if your primary light source is a north-facing window.
Against a warm gray, tan, or white body color, Blue Lake reads bold and polished on shutters or a front door. It holds its character in full sun and does not wash out the way lighter teals can.
A hardworking utility space benefits from a color with this much personality. Blue Lake makes a laundry room feel like a deliberate design choice rather than an afterthought, and the mid-range depth hides minor scuffs better than a pale color would.
What to Pair With Blue Lake
No coordinating colors are specified in our database for this color, so pairings below draw from established color principles for a mid-depth teal.
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Colors that clash with Blue Lake
Teal and warm orange are direct complements, which sounds good in theory, but at this saturation level Blue Lake can make adjacent warm-toned rooms feel jarring rather than curated.
Heavily orange or yellow pine floors can pull out the green in Blue Lake and make the combination feel dated.
Pairing Blue Lake with a blue-gray trim removes the contrast the color needs to look intentional, and the whole room can read flat.
Common questions
The LRV is 30.21, which puts it in the medium-to-medium-dark range. It is not a light color, so in a room with limited natural light it will feel genuinely saturated and enveloping. In a well-lit space with good window exposure it reads vibrant and lively rather than heavy.
Yes, it is available in both interior and exterior formulas. For interior walls, an eggshell or satin finish will let the color show its depth without the glare of a semi-gloss. For a front door or exterior trim, a semi-gloss or gloss is the standard choice and will help the color hold up to the elements.
That depends almost entirely on your light. In warm light with southern or western exposure it tends to lean green. In cooler north-facing or overcast light it reads more blue. Sample it on a large piece of poster board and move it around your room at morning, midday, and evening before you decide.
The Benjamin Moore code is 2053-40. The hex value and RGB are rendered in the color swatch above.