Spring Rain (BM 723)
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Spring Rain (BM 723) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.2, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Rain
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spring Rain 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 Spring Rain, 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 | Cay | SW 6772 | 58 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Balboa | MQ4-55 | 60.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Sea Tickle | 5005-7B | 61 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Everglade Mist | 1150-3 | 64 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Spring Rain (LRV 60.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Rain
Darker than Spring Rain
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 723 |
| Hex | #ACD3D7 |
| RGB | 172, 211, 215 |
| HSL | 186°, 35%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, -11.9, -6.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Rain (BM 723), published as #ACD3D7
#98C9D5
#C0DDD7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Rain (BM 723)?
- Spring Rain has an LRV of 60.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Rain is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Rain in another brand?
- Sea Tickle (Valspar 5005-7B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring Rain warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spring Rain as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.2; 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.