How Blue Am I? (BM 752)
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How Blue Am I? (BM 752) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.9, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with How Blue Am I?
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for How Blue Am I? 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 How Blue Am I?, 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 | Rapture Blue | SW 6773 | 47 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Shallow Sea | 520D-4 | 49.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Playful Pool | 5005-7C | 52 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Idyllic Isle | 1235-4 | 52 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to How Blue Am I? (LRV 49.9) by LRV.
Lighter than How Blue Am I?
Darker than How Blue Am I?
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 752 |
| Hex | #84C5CE |
| RGB | 132, 197, 206 |
| HSL | 187°, 43%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.6, -18.3, -11.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
How Blue Am I? (BM 752), published as #84C5CE
#6EBBCC
#9ACFCE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of How Blue Am I? (BM 752)?
- How Blue Am I? has an LRV of 49.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so How Blue Am I? is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to How Blue Am I? in another brand?
- Shallow Sea (Behr 520D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is How Blue Am I? warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists How Blue Am I? as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.1; 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.