Breath of Fresh Air (BM 806)
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Breath of Fresh Air (BM 806) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.1, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Breath of Fresh Air
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Breath of Fresh Air 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 Breath of Fresh Air, 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 | Balmy | SW 6512 | 66 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Blue Me Away | M510-1 | 69.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | New Day | 4006-5A | 70 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Duck's Egg Blue | 1239-2 | 71 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Breath of Fresh Air (LRV 69.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Breath of Fresh Air
Darker than Breath of Fresh Air
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 806 |
| Hex | #C9DDE5 |
| RGB | 201, 221, 229 |
| HSL | 197°, 35%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.9, -5.1, -6.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Breath of Fresh Air (BM 806), published as #C9DDE5
#B6D3E3
#DCE7E5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Breath of Fresh Air (BM 806)?
- Breath of Fresh Air has an LRV of 69.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Breath of Fresh Air is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Breath of Fresh Air in another brand?
- Duck's Egg Blue (PPG 1239-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Breath of Fresh Air warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Breath of Fresh Air as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.2; 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.