Crystal Springs (BM 764)
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Crystal Springs (BM 764) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.3, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crystal Springs
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Crystal Springs 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 Crystal Springs, 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 | Aviary Blue | SW 6778 | 73 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Snowmelt | M470-1 | 74.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tropical Spray | 5004-7A | 71 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Surf's Up | 1236-3 | 73 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Crystal Springs (LRV 74.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Crystal Springs
Darker than Crystal Springs
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 764 |
| Hex | #C8E6EA |
| RGB | 200, 230, 234 |
| HSL | 187°, 45%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, -9.0, -5.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crystal Springs (BM 764), published as #C8E6EA
#B5DCE8
#DCF0EA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crystal Springs (BM 764)?
- Crystal Springs has an LRV of 74.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crystal Springs is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Crystal Springs in another brand?
- Snowmelt (Behr M470-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crystal Springs warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Crystal Springs as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.3; 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.