Feather Soft (BM 1431)
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Feather Soft (BM 1431) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.6, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Feather Soft
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Feather Soft 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 Feather Soft, 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 | Agapanthus | SW 9066 | 56 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | California Lilac | 600A-3 | 56 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Lilac Macchiato | 4002-5B | 52 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Opal | 10-17 | 56 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Feather Soft (LRV 56.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Feather Soft
Darker than Feather Soft
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1431 |
| Hex | #BDC5DC |
| RGB | 189, 197, 220 |
| HSL | 225°, 31%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.6, 1.9, -12.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Feather Soft (BM 1431), published as #BDC5DC
#AABBDA
#D0CFDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Feather Soft (BM 1431)?
- Feather Soft has an LRV of 56.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Feather Soft is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Feather Soft in another brand?
- Agapanthus (SW 9066) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Feather Soft warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Feather Soft as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.4; 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.