Bashful Blue (BM 2065-70)
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Bashful Blue (BM 2065-70) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bashful Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bashful 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 Bashful 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 | Soar | SW 6799 | 70 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Sapphireberry | 550C-2 | 74.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer Breeze | 4008-7A | 73 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Niagara Falls | 1240-2 | 74 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Bashful Blue (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Bashful Blue
Darker than Bashful Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2065-70 |
| Hex | #C8E6F3 |
| RGB | 200, 230, 243 |
| HSL | 198°, 64%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, -7.1, -9.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bashful Blue (BM 2065-70), published as #C8E6F3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bashful Blue (BM 2065-70)?
- Bashful Blue has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bashful Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Bashful Blue in another brand?
- Summer Breeze (Valspar 4008-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Bashful Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bashful Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.6; 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.