Windy Sky (BM 1639)
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Windy Sky (BM 1639) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.7, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windy Sky
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Windy Sky 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 Windy Sky, 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 | Little Boy Blu | SW 9054 | 67 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Offshore Mist | PPU13-16 | 66.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lament Blue | 5001-5A | 69 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sky Diving | 1035-2 | 65 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Windy Sky (LRV 65.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Windy Sky
Darker than Windy Sky
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1639 |
| Hex | #C8D8D9 |
| RGB | 200, 216, 217 |
| HSL | 184°, 18%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.2, -5.2, -2.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windy Sky (BM 1639), published as #C8D8D9
#B6CED7
#DBE2D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windy Sky (BM 1639)?
- Windy Sky has an LRV of 65.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windy Sky is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Windy Sky in another brand?
- Sky Diving (PPG 1035-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Windy Sky warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Windy Sky as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.3; 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.