Watercolor Blue (BM 793)
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Watercolor Blue (BM 793) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.2, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Watercolor Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Watercolor Blue 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 Watercolor Blue, 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 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Breezy Blue | M490-1 | 65.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blue Tradition | 5001-7A | 66 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Flemish Blue | 1238-3 | 59 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Watercolor Blue (LRV 66.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Watercolor Blue
Darker than Watercolor Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 793 |
| Hex | #B9D9E7 |
| RGB | 185, 217, 231 |
| HSL | 198°, 49%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.9, -7.6, -10.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Watercolor Blue (BM 793), published as #B9D9E7
#A5CFE5
#CDE3E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Watercolor Blue (BM 793)?
- Watercolor Blue has an LRV of 66.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Watercolor Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Watercolor Blue in another brand?
- Blue Tradition (Valspar 5001-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Watercolor Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Watercolor Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.4; 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.