Blue Bay Marina (BM 1655)
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Blue Bay Marina (BM 1655) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.7, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Bay Marina
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blue Bay Marina 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 Bay Marina, 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 | Stream | SW 6499 | 57 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sea Wind | S480-2 | 55.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | High Noon | 5001-5B | 52 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Midsummer's Dream | 1151-3 | 60 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Blue Bay Marina (LRV 56.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Bay Marina
Darker than Blue Bay Marina
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1655 |
| Hex | #AECBD4 |
| RGB | 174, 203, 212 |
| HSL | 194°, 31%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.9, -7.8, -7.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Bay Marina (BM 1655), published as #AECBD4
#9BC1D2
#C1D5D4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Bay Marina (BM 1655)?
- Blue Bay Marina has an LRV of 56.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Bay Marina is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Bay Marina in another brand?
- Sea Wind (Behr S480-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Bay Marina warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blue Bay Marina as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.7; 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.