Grand Rapids (BM 835)
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Grand Rapids (BM 835) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.6, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grand Rapids
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids, 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 | Take Five | SW 6513 | 56 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Millstream | PPU14-16 | 62.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Schoolboy Blue | 4007-5B | 61 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Magic Wand | 1158-2 | 67 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Grand Rapids (LRV 61.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Grand Rapids
Darker than Grand Rapids
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 835 |
| Hex | #BAD1DC |
| RGB | 186, 209, 220 |
| HSL | 199°, 33%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.5, -5.4, -8.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grand Rapids (BM 835), published as #BAD1DC
#A7C7DA
#CDDBDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grand Rapids (BM 835)?
- Grand Rapids has an LRV of 61.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grand Rapids is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Grand Rapids in another brand?
- Schoolboy Blue (Valspar 4007-5B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Grand Rapids warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Grand Rapids as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.0; 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.