Celestia Blue (BM 1429)
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Celestia Blue (BM 1429) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.1, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Celestia Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Celestia Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Celestia Blue, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Breathtaking | SW 6814 | 63 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Hint Of Violet | PPU16-08 | 66.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Morning Chill | 4002-5A | 66 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sweet Emily | 1245-3 | 64 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Celestia Blue (LRV 66.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Celestia Blue
Darker than Celestia Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1429 |
| Hex | #D0D5E3 |
| RGB | 208, 213, 227 |
| HSL | 224°, 25%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.3, 1.0, -7.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Celestia Blue (BM 1429), published as #D0D5E3
#BECBE1
#E3DFE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Celestia Blue (BM 1429)?
- Celestia Blue has an LRV of 66.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Celestia Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Celestia Blue in another brand?
- Morning Chill (Valspar 4002-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Celestia Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Celestia Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.