Lake Placid (BM 827)
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Lake Placid (BM 827) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 64.8, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lake Placid
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid, 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 | Icelandic | SW 6526 | 67 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Soaring Sky | S530-1 | 62.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prairie Sky | 4003-5B | 66 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stratosphere | 1162-2 | 64 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Lake Placid (LRV 64.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Lake Placid
Darker than Lake Placid
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 827 |
| Hex | #C5D3DF |
| RGB | 197, 211, 223 |
| HSL | 208°, 29%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, -2.4, -7.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lake Placid (BM 827), published as #C5D3DF
#B2C9DD
#D8DDDF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lake Placid (BM 827)?
- Lake Placid has an LRV of 64.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lake Placid is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lake Placid in another brand?
- Soaring Sky (Behr S530-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lake Placid warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lake Placid as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.5; 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.