Fantasy Blue (BM 716)
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Fantasy Blue (BM 716) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.3, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fantasy Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fantasy Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Fantasy 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 | Little Boy Blu | SW 9054 | 67 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Wind Speed | S450-2 | 64.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Lament Blue | 5001-5A | 69 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sky Diving | 1035-2 | 65 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Fantasy Blue (LRV 63.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Fantasy Blue
Darker than Fantasy Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 716 |
| Hex | #C2D5D6 |
| RGB | 194, 213, 214 |
| HSL | 183°, 20%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, -6.2, -2.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fantasy Blue (BM 716), published as #C2D5D6
#B0CBD4
#D5DFD6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fantasy Blue (BM 716)?
- Fantasy Blue has an LRV of 63.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fantasy Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fantasy Blue in another brand?
- Sky Diving (PPG 1035-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Fantasy Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fantasy Blue as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.7; 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.