Everard Blue
What Everard Blue Actually Looks Like
Everard Blue is a dark, smoky teal that reads somewhere between a aged blue and a shadowed green depending on the light in the room. It is rich without being loud, the kind of color that absorbs light rather than bouncing it back. In a well-lit space it shows its teal personality clearly. Pull it into dim or north-facing conditions and it can read almost as a near-black with a blue-green cast.
Everard Blue Undertones
The color sits at a quiet intersection of blue and green, with a gray smokiness threading through both. That gray quality is what keeps it from feeling tropical or bright. It does not lean warm, so rooms with a lot of warm wood tones will feel a deliberate contrast rather than a natural harmony.
Where Everard Blue Works Best
Because the LRV is very low, Everard Blue works best where you want atmosphere and enclosure rather than airiness. Think studies, dining rooms, home libraries, or a powder room where the intimacy of a dark color is an asset. It can work on an exterior as a body color or shutter color on a home where traditional or colonial detailing is part of the architecture, which suits its Williamsburg provenance. Avoid it on ceilings in small rooms unless you specifically want a dramatic, cocoon-like effect.
Where to put Everard Blue
A dark teal like this one wraps a reading room in the kind of focused, settled atmosphere that actually helps you concentrate. Pair it with warm brass hardware and natural wood shelving to soften the coolness of the color.
Dark walls make candlelit dinners feel intentional. Everard Blue on all four walls of a dining room creates depth without the harshness of a true navy or black. White trim keeps the space from feeling closed in.
Small square footage is a strength here, not a liability. A powder room in this color feels like a deliberate design moment, and the low LRV works in your favor when the space is tiny.
On a white or cream colonial-style house, this smoky teal reads as a sophisticated, historically grounded accent. It holds up well in full sun without looking garish, and its muted quality suits traditional architecture particularly well.
What to Pair With Everard Blue
No specific Benjamin Moore coordinating colors are assigned to this color in our database, but general pairing principles apply given its deep smoky teal character.
Colors that clash with Everard Blue
Everard Blue is a cool, gray-leaning teal. Against very warm orange-gold wood, the contrast can feel unresolved rather than intentional.
A stark blue-white trim next to this color can make the wall feel even darker and the overall palette feel cold rather than rich.
With an LRV this low, a small north-facing room painted on all four walls and the ceiling can feel oppressive rather than cozy.
Common questions
The LRV is 10.31, which is very low. LRV measures how much light a color reflects on a scale of 0 to 100. At 10.31, Everard Blue reflects very little light back into the room, so it will make any space feel darker and more enclosed. That is a feature in the right context and a problem in the wrong one.
Yes, it is available in both Benjamin Moore interior and exterior lines, which makes it a practical choice for projects where you want to carry the same color from inside to outside.
It does, particularly on homes with traditional or colonial architecture. Its Williamsburg palette origin means it was designed with historical exteriors in mind. It reads as a dark teal in full daylight and holds its character well as a shutter, door, or body color.
For interior walls, an eggshell gives you just enough sheen to keep the color from looking flat while staying practical for cleaning. In a dining room or library where you want a more dramatic effect, a matte or flat finish deepens the color further. Save satin or semi-gloss for trim.