Blue Haze (BM 1667)
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Blue Haze (BM 1667) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68.6, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Haze
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blue Haze 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 Haze, 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 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sky Light View | MQ3-53 | 68 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lament Blue | 5001-5A | 69 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Embellishment | 1151-2 | 70 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Blue Haze (LRV 68.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Haze
Darker than Blue Haze
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1667 |
| Hex | #CBDCDF |
| RGB | 203, 220, 223 |
| HSL | 189°, 24%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.6, -5.1, -3.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Haze (BM 1667), published as #CBDCDF
#B8D2DD
#DEE6DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Haze (BM 1667)?
- Blue Haze has an LRV of 68.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Haze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Haze in another brand?
- Lament Blue (Valspar 5001-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Haze warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blue Haze as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.4; 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.