Soft Sky (BM 807)
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Soft Sky (BM 807) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.8, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Sky
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Sky 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 Soft Sky, 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 | Rhythmic Blue | SW 6806 | 69 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Summer Sky | HDC-CT-15 | 67.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blue Raindrop | 4005-5A | 68 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Magic Wand | 1158-2 | 67 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Soft Sky (LRV 65.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Sky
Darker than Soft Sky
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 807 |
| Hex | #C1D7E4 |
| RGB | 193, 215, 228 |
| HSL | 202°, 39%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.8, -4.7, -8.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Sky (BM 807), published as #C1D7E4
#AECDE2
#D5E1E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Sky (BM 807)?
- Soft Sky has an LRV of 65.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Sky is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Sky in another brand?
- Summer Sky (Behr HDC-CT-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Sky warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Sky as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.9; 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.