Sea Isle (BM 751)
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Sea Isle (BM 751) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.7, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Isle
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sea Isle 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 Sea Isle, 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 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Rapture Blue | 520C-3 | 61.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Sea Tickle | 5005-7B | 61 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ocean Cruise | 1236-4 | 60 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Sea Isle (LRV 61.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Isle
Darker than Sea Isle
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 751 |
| Hex | #A5D7DC |
| RGB | 165, 215, 220 |
| HSL | 185°, 44%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.8, -15.0, -7.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Isle (BM 751), published as #A5D7DC
#91CDDA
#BAE1DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Isle (BM 751)?
- Sea Isle has an LRV of 61.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Isle is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Isle in another brand?
- Rapture Blue (Behr 520C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Sea Isle warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sea Isle as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.7; 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.