Morning Glory (BM 785)
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Morning Glory (BM 785) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68.1, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Morning Glory
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Morning Glory 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 Morning Glory, 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 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Breezy Blue | M490-1 | 65.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Misty | 5002-9B | 66 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ariel | 1237-3 | 64 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Morning Glory (LRV 68.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Morning Glory
Darker than Morning Glory
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 785 |
| Hex | #B7DDEB |
| RGB | 183, 221, 235 |
| HSL | 196°, 57%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.9, -9.4, -11.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Morning Glory (BM 785), published as #B7DDEB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Morning Glory (BM 785)?
- Morning Glory has an LRV of 68.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Morning Glory is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Morning Glory in another brand?
- Misty (Valspar 5002-9B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Morning Glory warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Morning Glory as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.0; 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.