Blue Bonnet (BM 2050-70)
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Blue Bonnet (BM 2050-70) is a very light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.8, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Bonnet
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blue Bonnet 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 Bonnet, 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Glacier Bay | 500A-1 | 85.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stillness | 7005-2 | 83 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Waterscape | 1137-3 | 81 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Blue Bonnet (LRV 81.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Bonnet
Darker than Blue Bonnet
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2050-70 |
| Hex | #DDF0EC |
| RGB | 221, 240, 236 |
| HSL | 167°, 39%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.3, -7.0, -0.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Bonnet (BM 2050-70), published as #DDF0EC
#CAE6EA
#F0FAEC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Bonnet (BM 2050-70)?
- Blue Bonnet has an LRV of 81.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Bonnet is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Bonnet in another brand?
- Glacier Bay (Behr 500A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Bonnet warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blue Bonnet as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.2; 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.