Soft Chinchilla (BM 2135-50)
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Soft Chinchilla (BM 2135-50) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 52.7, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Chinchilla
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Chinchilla 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 Soft Chinchilla, 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 | Billowy Breeze | SW 9055 | 55 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Ozone | PPU13-14 | 50.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | High Noon | 5001-5B | 52 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Misty Surf | 1034-4 | 55 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Soft Chinchilla (LRV 52.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Chinchilla
Darker than Soft Chinchilla
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2135-50 |
| Hex | #ADC3C8 |
| RGB | 173, 195, 200 |
| HSL | 191°, 20%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.3, -6.4, -5.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Chinchilla (BM 2135-50), published as #ADC3C8
#9AB9C6
#C0CDC8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Chinchilla (BM 2135-50)?
- Soft Chinchilla has an LRV of 52.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Chinchilla is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Chinchilla in another brand?
- Billowy Breeze (SW 9055) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Soft Chinchilla warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Chinchilla as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.0; 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.