Graceful Sea (BM 767)
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Graceful Sea (BM 767) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 48.8, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Graceful Sea
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Graceful Sea 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 Graceful Sea, 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 | Surfin' | SW 9048 | 46 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Water Flow | 520B-4 | 49.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Fiesta Blue | 5003-10A | 49 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | High Dive | 1236-5 | 41 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Graceful Sea (LRV 48.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Graceful Sea
Darker than Graceful Sea
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 767 |
| Hex | #76C2D7 |
| RGB | 118, 194, 215 |
| HSL | 193°, 55%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.4, -18.1, -17.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Graceful Sea (BM 767), published as #76C2D7
#5CB8D5
#8ECCD7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Graceful Sea (BM 767)?
- Graceful Sea has an LRV of 48.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Graceful Sea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Graceful Sea in another brand?
- Fiesta Blue (Valspar 5003-10A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Graceful Sea warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Graceful Sea as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.8; 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.