Heavenly Peace (BM 746)
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Heavenly Peace (BM 746) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 47.2, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heavenly Peace
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Heavenly Peace 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 Heavenly Peace, 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 | After the Rain | SW 9047 | 49 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Azure Lake | M470-4 | 43.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Tidal Wave | 5002-7C | 50 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Kingston Aqua | 1150-4 | 46 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Heavenly Peace (LRV 47.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Heavenly Peace
Darker than Heavenly Peace
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 746 |
| Hex | #86BECB |
| RGB | 134, 190, 203 |
| HSL | 191°, 40%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.7, -14.9, -12.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heavenly Peace (BM 746), published as #86BECB
#70B4C9
#9BC8CB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heavenly Peace (BM 746)?
- Heavenly Peace has an LRV of 47.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heavenly Peace is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Heavenly Peace in another brand?
- After the Rain (SW 9047) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Heavenly Peace warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Heavenly Peace as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.3; 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.