Baby Boy Blue (BM 2056-50)
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Baby Boy Blue (BM 2056-50) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.4, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Baby Boy Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Baby Boy 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 Baby Boy 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 | Cloudless | SW 6786 | 56 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sea Of Tranquility | P470-3 | 55.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Beach Sparkle | 5004-9C | 58 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tropical Splash | 1233-5 | 51 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Baby Boy Blue (LRV 54.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Baby Boy Blue
Darker than Baby Boy Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2056-50 |
| Hex | #7ACFD9 |
| RGB | 122, 207, 217 |
| HSL | 186°, 56%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.3, -23.2, -13.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Baby Boy Blue (BM 2056-50), published as #7ACFD9
#60C5D7
#92D9D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Baby Boy Blue (BM 2056-50)?
- Baby Boy Blue has an LRV of 54.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Baby Boy Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Baby Boy Blue in another brand?
- Sea Of Tranquility (Behr P470-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Baby Boy Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Baby Boy Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.0; 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.