Blue Lace (BM 1625)
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Blue Lace (BM 1625) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.1, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Lace
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blue Lace by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Blue Lace, 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 | Dew Drop | SW 9641 | 70 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Ash Blue | N470-1 | 65.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Azure Snow | 5001-1A | 68 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tinsel | 1012-3 | 68 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Blue Lace (LRV 66.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Lace
Darker than Blue Lace
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1625 |
| Hex | #D0D8D9 |
| RGB | 208, 216, 217 |
| HSL | 187°, 11%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.8, -2.5, -1.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Lace (BM 1625), published as #D0D8D9
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#E3E2D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Lace (BM 1625)?
- Blue Lace 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 Blue Lace is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Lace in another brand?
- Tinsel (PPG 1012-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Lace warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blue Lace as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.4; 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.