Little Falls (BM 1621)
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Little Falls (BM 1621) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 41.1, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Little Falls
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Little Falls 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 Little Falls, 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 | Aleutian | SW 6241 | 39 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Blue Willow | 570F-4 | 40 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Silver Fox | 4008-3C | 37 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | How Handsome | 1040-4 | 41 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Little Falls (LRV 41.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Little Falls
Darker than Little Falls
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1621 |
| Hex | #9EADB7 |
| RGB | 158, 173, 183 |
| HSL | 204°, 15%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.9, -3.1, -6.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Little Falls (BM 1621), published as #9EADB7
#8CA3B5
#B1B7B7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Little Falls (BM 1621)?
- Little Falls has an LRV of 41.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Little Falls is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Little Falls in another brand?
- How Handsome (PPG 1040-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Little Falls warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Little Falls as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.9; 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.