Forget Me Not (BM 2049-60)
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Forget Me Not (BM 2049-60) is a light, neutral blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.4, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Forget Me Not
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Forget Me Not 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 Forget Me Not, 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 | Swimming | SW 6764 | 73 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silent Breeze | P470-1 | 76.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Tropical Spray | 5004-7A | 71 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Seafoam | 1233-3 | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Forget Me Not (LRV 70.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Forget Me Not
Darker than Forget Me Not
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2049-60 |
| Hex | #C0E3E3 |
| RGB | 192, 227, 227 |
| HSL | 180°, 38%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.8, -11.4, -3.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forget Me Not (BM 2049-60), published as #C0E3E3
#ADD9E1
#D4EDE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forget Me Not (BM 2049-60)?
- Forget Me Not has an LRV of 70.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forget Me Not is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Forget Me Not in another brand?
- Swimming (SW 6764) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Forget Me Not warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Forget Me Not as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.8; 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.