Glacier Blue (BM 1653)
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Glacier Blue (BM 1653) is a light, neutral blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.6, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glacier Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Glacier Blue 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 Glacier Blue, 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 | Byte Blue | SW 6498 | 68 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Rain Dance | S480-1 | 67.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Lament Blue | 5001-5A | 69 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Galactica | 1235-3 | 69 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Glacier Blue (LRV 69.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Glacier Blue
Darker than Glacier Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1653 |
| Hex | #C8DEE2 |
| RGB | 200, 222, 226 |
| HSL | 189°, 31%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.0, -6.5, -4.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glacier Blue (BM 1653), published as #C8DEE2
#B5D4E0
#DBE8E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glacier Blue (BM 1653)?
- Glacier Blue has an LRV of 69.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glacier Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Glacier Blue in another brand?
- Byte Blue (SW 6498) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glacier Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Glacier Blue as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.4; 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.