Highland Breeze (BM 786)
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Highland Breeze (BM 786) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.4, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Highland Breeze
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Highland 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 Highland 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 | Bluebell | SW 6793 | 61 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Spa Blue | P500-3 | 59 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Perfectly Blue | 4007-9B | 61 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Songbird | 1240-3 | 59 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Highland Breeze (LRV 61.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Highland Breeze
Darker than Highland Breeze
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 786 |
| Hex | #A4D4EC |
| RGB | 164, 212, 236 |
| HSL | 200°, 65%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.4, -10.0, -16.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Highland Breeze (BM 786), published as #A4D4EC
#8FCAEA
#B9DEEC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Highland Breeze (BM 786)?
- Highland Breeze has an LRV of 61.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Highland Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Highland Breeze in another brand?
- Spa Blue (Behr P500-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Highland Breeze warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Highland Breeze as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.8; 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.