Blue Porcelain (BM 1641)
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Blue Porcelain (BM 1641) is a medium, neutral blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.9, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Porcelain
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blue Porcelain 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 Blue Porcelain, 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 | Billowy Breeze | SW 9055 | 55 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Floating Blue | HDC-SM14-8 | 55.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | High Noon | 5001-5B | 52 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Misty Surf | 1034-4 | 55 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1641 |
| Hex | #B1C7CB |
| RGB | 177, 199, 203 |
| HSL | 189°, 20%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.8, -6.6, -4.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Porcelain (BM 1641), published as #B1C7CB
#9EBDC9
#C4D1CB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Porcelain (BM 1641)?
- Blue Porcelain has an LRV of 54.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Porcelain is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Porcelain in another brand?
- Billowy Breeze (SW 9055) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Porcelain warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blue Porcelain as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.5; 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.