Picture Perfect (BM 743)
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Picture Perfect (BM 743) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.7, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Picture Perfect
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Picture Perfect 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 Picture Perfect, 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 | Bathe Blue | SW 6771 | 71 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Basin Blue | M470-2 | 68.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Harbor Mist | 5003-7A | 66 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Everglade Mist | 1150-3 | 64 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Picture Perfect (LRV 66.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Picture Perfect
Darker than Picture Perfect
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 743 |
| Hex | #B9DCE1 |
| RGB | 185, 220, 225 |
| HSL | 187°, 40%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.5, -10.4, -6.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Picture Perfect (BM 743), published as #B9DCE1
#A6D2DF
#CDE6E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Picture Perfect (BM 743)?
- Picture Perfect has an LRV of 66.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Picture Perfect is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Picture Perfect in another brand?
- Harbor Mist (Valspar 5003-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Picture Perfect warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Picture Perfect as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.3; 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.