Heavenly Blue (BM 709)
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Heavenly Blue (BM 709) is a medium, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.5, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heavenly Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Heavenly Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Heavenly 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 | Watery | SW 6478 | 57 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Fresh Tone | S430-2 | 54.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Sparkling Lake | 5002-3B | 58 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sea Sprite | 1143-3 | 57 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Heavenly Blue (LRV 56.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Heavenly Blue
Darker than Heavenly Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 709 |
| Hex | #B7CCC7 |
| RGB | 183, 204, 199 |
| HSL | 166°, 17%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.4, -8.0, 0.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heavenly Blue (BM 709), published as #B7CCC7
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#CAD6C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heavenly Blue (BM 709)?
- Heavenly Blue has an LRV of 56.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heavenly Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Heavenly Blue in another brand?
- Sea Sprite (PPG 1143-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Heavenly Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Heavenly Blue as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.1; 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.