Little Boy Blue (BM 2061-60)
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Little Boy Blue (BM 2061-60) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.5, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Little Boy Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Little 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 Little 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 | Something Blue | SW 6800 | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Monaco | 550C-3 | 61.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Perfectly Blue | 4007-9B | 61 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ariel | 1237-3 | 64 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Little Boy Blue (LRV 61.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Little Boy Blue
Darker than Little Boy Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2061-60 |
| Hex | #ACD5E9 |
| RGB | 172, 213, 233 |
| HSL | 200°, 58%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.0, -9.0, -14.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Little Boy Blue (BM 2061-60), published as #ACD5E9
#97CBE7
#C1DFE9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Little Boy Blue (BM 2061-60)?
- Little Boy Blue has an LRV of 61.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Little Boy Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Little Boy Blue in another brand?
- Ariel (PPG 1237-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Little Boy Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Little Boy Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.2; 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.