Soft Jazz (BM 809)
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Soft Jazz (BM 809) is a deep, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 37.1, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Jazz
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Jazz 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 Jazz, 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 | Notable Hue | SW 6521 | 37 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Hawaiian Sky | PPU14-07 | 34.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Soft Skies | 4006-6A | 38 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Serene Sea | 1158-4 | 36 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Soft Jazz (LRV 37.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Jazz
Darker than Soft Jazz
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 809 |
| Hex | #81A5C0 |
| RGB | 129, 165, 192 |
| HSL | 206°, 33%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.0, -5.7, -17.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Jazz (BM 809), published as #81A5C0
#6C9BBE
#96AFC0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Jazz (BM 809)?
- Soft Jazz has an LRV of 37.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Jazz is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Jazz in another brand?
- Hawaiian Sky (Behr PPU14-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Soft Jazz warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Jazz as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.8; 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.