Palatial Skies (BM 800)
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Palatial Skies (BM 800) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.7, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Palatial Skies
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Palatial Skies 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 Palatial Skies, 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 | Porch Ceiling | SW 9063 | 53 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Madras Blue | 560D-4 | 51 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Ice Sculpture | 5001-7B | 55 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Blue Bows | 1158-3 | 52 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Palatial Skies (LRV 54.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Palatial Skies
Darker than Palatial Skies
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 800 |
| Hex | #A5C8DD |
| RGB | 165, 200, 221 |
| HSL | 203°, 45%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.8, -7.0, -14.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Palatial Skies (BM 800), published as #A5C8DD
#91BEDB
#B9D2DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Palatial Skies (BM 800)?
- Palatial Skies has an LRV of 54.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Palatial Skies is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Palatial Skies in another brand?
- Ice Sculpture (Valspar 5001-7B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Palatial Skies warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Palatial Skies as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.3; 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.