Mediterranean Breeze (BM 799)
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Mediterranean Breeze (BM 799) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 62.3, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mediterranean Breeze
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mediterranean 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 Mediterranean 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 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Holiday Road | 560C-3 | 60.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Adrift | 4006-5B | 60 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Flemish Blue | 1238-3 | 59 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Mediterranean Breeze (LRV 62.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Mediterranean Breeze
Darker than Mediterranean Breeze
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 799 |
| Hex | #B7D4E2 |
| RGB | 183, 212, 226 |
| HSL | 200°, 43%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.3, -6.7, -10.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mediterranean Breeze (BM 799), published as #B7D4E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mediterranean Breeze (BM 799)?
- Mediterranean Breeze has an LRV of 62.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mediterranean Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mediterranean Breeze in another brand?
- Adrift (Valspar 4006-5B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Mediterranean Breeze warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mediterranean Breeze as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.1; 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.