Blue Seafoam (BM 2056-60)
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Blue Seafoam (BM 2056-60) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.5, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Seafoam
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blue Seafoam 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 Seafoam, 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 | Quench Blue | SW 6785 | 69 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Crystal Falls | P480-2 | 69.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sea Kiss | 5005-9C | 65 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Seascape Green | 1233-4 | 71 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Blue Seafoam (LRV 69.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Seafoam
Darker than Blue Seafoam
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2056-60 |
| Hex | #AFE3E9 |
| RGB | 175, 227, 233 |
| HSL | 186°, 57%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.0, -15.2, -8.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Seafoam (BM 2056-60), published as #AFE3E9
#9AD9E7
#C4EDE9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Seafoam (BM 2056-60)?
- Blue Seafoam has an LRV of 69.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Seafoam is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Seafoam in another brand?
- Crystal Falls (Behr P480-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Blue Seafoam warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blue Seafoam as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.4; 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.