{"id":1770,"date":"2026-05-27T09:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:36:12","slug":"did-trump-pick-the-right-blue-for-the-reflecting-pool-we-asked-a-pool-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=1770","title":{"rendered":"Did Trump pick the right blue for the Reflecting Pool? We asked a pool guy."},"content":{"rendered":"

Old Glory Blue? American Flag Blue? Let\u2019s reflect on all the shades, while a federal judge mulls \u201caesthetic injury\u201d in the president\u2019s latest decorating flourish. <\/strong><\/p>

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Workers on May 18 paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue at the directive of President Donald Trump. (Tom Brenner\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Last Thursday in a Washington courtroom, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols spent the afternoon trying to parse just how blue \u201cAmerican Flag Blue\u201d could be.<\/p>\n

This is the shade that President Trump has selected for the fresh paint currently being applied to the Reflecting Pool, the aqueous link between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.<\/p>\n

Lawyers for the Cultural Landscape Foundation, an education and advocacy organization seeking to halt work<\/a> on the Reflecting Pool, argued<\/a> that their client had suffered an \u201caesthetic injury<\/a>\u201d from the paint job, and that the government did not undertake required federal reviews. Lawyers for the government argued that if the blue pool remained as reflective as it had been with its previous gray-brown surface, there is no injury.<\/p>\n

But blue is a color we associate with injury: Think of the mottled black and blue of a bruise. It is the color of authority and stereotypical masculinity; of depression, but also tranquility; of cleanliness; of cold; of winning first prize.<\/p>\n

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A man carries a wreath while walking past the Reflecting Pool on Memorial Day. (Matt McClain\/FTWP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

And so we must ask: What is <\/i>American Flag Blue?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with what it is not, which is aquamarine, another shade in the panoply of blues on the Pantone<\/a> scale. That was the color that the president initially wanted for the Reflecting Pool \u2014 \u201clike in the Bahamas<\/a>,\u201d he said \u2014 and the color of an AI-generated image<\/a> he has posted on Truth Social of himself lounging in it, as if it were a Boca resort on Constitution Avenue. (Swimming in the Reflecting Pool is both prohibited and likely knee-scrapingly unenjoyable, given its maximum depth of 30 inches.)<\/p>\n

No, American Flag Blue, which Trump has said a contractor encouraged him to use, is more like a dark navy. It\u2019s technically called Old Glory Blue, according to the flag color code<\/a>. It\u2019s darker than Nautical Blue<\/a>, but more vibrant than Navy Peony<\/a>; less saturated than International Klein Blue<\/a> but more chromatic than Poseidon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it\u2019s finished, it\u2019ll be beautiful. It\u2019ll be blue water, dark blue,\u201d the president said on Thursday. \u201cAmerican flag blue, can\u2019t do better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Charles Thomson, secretary of the Continental Congress, helped design the Great Seal of the United States in 1782, assigning symbolic meanings to our national colors: Red meant valor, white was for purity, and blue, \u201cthe color of the Chief … signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

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The base of the Washington Monument is visible as workers apply a coat of paint to the Reflecting Pool on May 14. (Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

But the reason those colors were chosen was a pretty mundane one, says Jim Ferrigan, protocol officer of the North American Vexillological Association (vexillology \u2014 yes, it\u2019s a mouthful \u2014 is the study of the history of flags).<\/p>\n

\u201cRed and blue were simply the two most durable dyes in the 18th century,\u201d says Ferrigan, which explains their use in flags of Russia, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, from whom our flag is a descendant. (Union Jack Blue is just a smidgen lighter than American Flag Blue.)<\/p>\n

Ferrigan suspects that the Reflecting Pool won\u2019t precisely match the color of the flag: Trump \u201cmay just be using the term indiscriminately.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a marketing word, says Marc Walton, a professor of museum studies at the University of Hong Kong and expert on the history of blue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Work continues on the Reflecting Pool on May 26. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cHistorically, blue and purple hues have symbolized royalty or were reserved for emperors, such as in Ancient Rome,\u201d Walton says in an email. \u201cAs a symbol of power and legitimacy, its use in the reflecting pool aligns with familiar themes in leadership symbolism.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other words, the administration wants \u201cto put their stamp on<\/a> as many things as possible,\u201d says Ferrigan, who then cited an old adage: \u201cWhat man can do, man can undo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether man can, in fact, undo is the subject of the Cultural Landscape Foundation\u2019s lawsuit, too. Harm has already been done, said the organization\u2019s founder, Charles Birnbaum, a renowned landscape architect.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe achromatic grey color of the basin causes it to recede and allows the monument and memorial it reflects to be the center of attention. In contrast, painting the basin blue would cause it to compete for attention and fundamentally alter the existing harmony, solemnity, and dignity of the current memorial landscape,\u201d said Birnbaum, in a prior declaration to the court.<\/p>\n

In other words, the point of the Reflecting Pool is to invite and allow the observer to reflect<\/i>.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice argued that the court should not halt the paint job because it could always be painted over in the future, and the judge seemed to agree.<\/p>

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\u201cIt seems to me the result is that if there\u2019s any harm at all, it is both reparable and temporary,\u201d Nichols said.<\/p>\n

But the temporary state of things down at the Mall isn\u2019t great, either.<\/p>\n

\u201cDifferent sections of the basin floor display visibly different shades of blue\u201a\u201d wrote Birnbaum in a declaration to the court filed before Thursday\u2019s hearing, and a visit to the site confirmed this: The paint job seems awfully patchy.<\/p>\n

Some parts of the pool appear American Flag Blue, but others seem to range from charcoal gray to cerulean, depending on how the light hits them. The ends of the Reflecting Pool have not yet been painted, and are still their gray cement color, framed by tarps crumpled up like bedsheets along the edges of the pool.<\/p>\n

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Some parts of the pool appear American Flag Blue, but others seem to range from charcoal gray to cerulean, depending on how the light hits them. (Tom Brenner\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n
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Workers paint the bottom of the Reflecting Pool on May 13. (Al Drago\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

On a recent Wednesday morning, a lone worker suited up in protective gear was manually spraying blue paint from a hose that another worker was wrangling. The closest bodies of water \u2014 the fountains at the World War II Memorial and the Constitution Gardens Pond \u2014 appear grayish-blue and moss green, respectively.<\/p>\n

In his remarks on Thursday, President Trump upped the price<\/a> of the job, which has been part of a vast beautification push across Washington<\/a>. \u201cI originally thought I\u2019d do it for $2 or $3 million,\u201d Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. \u201cJust do a base. But now we are fixing up the exterior of it so we will probably be in it for less than $20 million.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Reflecting Pool job, he has said, was prompted by a friend from Germany who called the water \u201cfilthy, dirty \u2026 disgusting looking.\u201d It has experienced issues with leaks, algae, and is occasionally a bathroom for area geese.<\/p>\n

Just because American Flag Blue looks good on a flag, it doesn\u2019t mean it will necessarily look good slathered on a length of more than 2,000 feet, says Jill Morton, a professional color consultant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe context of a color is what matters,\u201d says Morton. \u201cThat dark blue, if it is that dark, oh man, that\u2019s going to look very, very dismal.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is another shade of blue we haven\u2019t yet discussed, which is Swimming Pool Blue, the color that critics have accused the president of choosing for the Reflecting Pool. There were a few reasons for that confusion: First, the president himself had alluded to such a shade in his initial conversations about the job and touted his real estate expertise at building \u201cmore than 100 swimming pools\u201d<\/a> and his hiring of <\/b>\u201ca guy who\u2019s unbelievable at doing swimming pools\u201d as his contractor. Some eyewitnesses captured some early photos of a base coat of paint that appeared to be a much lighter color.<\/p>\n

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Visitors at the Lincoln Memorial as the Reflecting Pool is transformed. (Tom Brenner\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n
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Lee Orderman peers through a construction fence to observe the work. (Tom Brenner\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cThe new coloration will cause the pool to resemble a large swimming pool rather than the reflective civic landscape it was designed to be,\u201d lawyers for the Cultural Landscape Foundation wrote in their complaint, dated May 11.<\/p>\n

So maybe we need to talk to a swimming pool expert.<\/p>\n

Steve Goodale, who goes by \u201cSwimming Pool Steve<\/a>\u201d online, is Canadian, so he doesn\u2019t have a vested interest in the state of our Reflecting Pool. He has some good news.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not really going to end up looking like a swimming pool,\u201d says Swimming Pool Steve.<\/p>\n

A dark swimming pool liner actually makes the water\u2019s surface more <\/i>mirror-like, he says \u2014 which is why dark colors aren\u2019t used often in swimming pools (It\u2019s harder to see the bottom).<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe new coloration will cause the pool to resemble a large swimming pool rather than the reflective civic landscape it was designed to be,\u201d lawyers for the Cultural Landscape Foundation wrote in their complaint. (Evelyn Hockstein\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Could American Flag Blue actually look … good?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s \u201cgoing to very likely be a more sharp and accurate reflection versus the original gray color,\u201d says Goodale. \u201cWhat you\u2019re going to see is a higher contrast to the light of the sky and clouds.\u201d<\/p>\n

That said, he\u2019s not sure it\u2019s a great idea to change it so dramatically. Dark pool colors have a tendency to fade, he says, and if the paint job remains as patchy as it appears to be now, that would be visible even when filled with water.<\/p>\n

Which brings us back to Judge Nichols\u2019s courtroom. The judge questioned Justice Department lawyers on whether the pool would look significantly different when filled with water compared to its pre-renovation appearance, saying it \u201ccould be relevant to compare what the Reflecting Pool looks like with dark blue.\u201d A ruling is anticipated soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president has described this as a significant change,\u201d said Joseph Mead, an attorney for the plaintiff. \u201cI think we can take the president at his word.\u201d<\/p>

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President Donald Trump’s motorcade drives on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as it undergoes renovations on May 7. (Kylie Cooper\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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