Boca Raton Blue (BM 711)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Boca Raton Blue (BM 711) is a deep, neutral blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 34.7, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Boca Raton Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton 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 | Drizzle | SW 6479 | 39 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Schooner | MQ6-07 | 34 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Secluded Garden | 5002-4A | 30 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cathedral Glass | 1148-5 | 29 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Boca Raton Blue (LRV 34.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Boca Raton Blue
Darker than Boca Raton Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 711 |
| Hex | #82A3A3 |
| RGB | 130, 163, 163 |
| HSL | 180°, 15%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.6, -11.3, -3.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Boca Raton Blue (BM 711), published as #82A3A3
#6F99A1
#95ADA3
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Boca Raton Blue (BM 711)?
- Boca Raton Blue has an LRV of 34.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Boca Raton Blue is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Boca Raton Blue in another brand?
- Schooner (Behr MQ6-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Boca Raton Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Boca Raton Blue as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.7; 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.