Pool Party (BM 2059-50)
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Pool Party (BM 2059-50) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.3, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pool Party
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pool Party 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 Pool Party, 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 | Undercool | SW 6957 | 49 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Bliss Blue | 530B-4 | 50.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer Splash | 5002-9C | 53 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Horizon Haze | 1237-4 | 48 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Pool Party (LRV 50.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Pool Party
Darker than Pool Party
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2059-50 |
| Hex | #76C4E2 |
| RGB | 118, 196, 226 |
| HSL | 197°, 65%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.3, -16.1, -22.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pool Party (BM 2059-50), published as #76C4E2
#5BBAE0
#8FCEE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pool Party (BM 2059-50)?
- Pool Party has an LRV of 50.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pool Party is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pool Party in another brand?
- Undercool (SW 6957) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Pool Party warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pool Party as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -22.4; 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.