Hawaiian Breeze (BM 772)
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Hawaiian Breeze (BM 772) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.8, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hawaiian Breeze
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Hawaiian Breeze 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 Hawaiian Breeze, 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 | Something Blue | SW 6800 | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Monaco | 550C-3 | 61.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer Sky | 5001-9B | 62 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Flemish Blue | 1238-3 | 59 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Hawaiian Breeze (LRV 61.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Hawaiian Breeze
Darker than Hawaiian Breeze
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 772 |
| Hex | #ABD3E2 |
| RGB | 171, 211, 226 |
| HSL | 196°, 49%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.2, -9.8, -11.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hawaiian Breeze (BM 772), published as #ABD3E2
#97C9E0
#BFDDE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hawaiian Breeze (BM 772)?
- Hawaiian Breeze has an LRV of 61.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hawaiian Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Hawaiian Breeze in another brand?
- Summer Sky (Valspar 5001-9B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Hawaiian Breeze warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Hawaiian Breeze as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.7; 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.