Sheer Romance (BM 837)
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Sheer Romance (BM 837) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 44.6, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sheer Romance
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sheer Romance 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 Sheer Romance, 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 | Respite | SW 6514 | 43 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Perfect Landing | S520-3 | 43 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Coventry Blue | 4005-5C | 39 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Always Blue | 1156-3 | 47 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Sheer Romance (LRV 44.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Sheer Romance
Darker than Sheer Romance
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 837 |
| Hex | #9AB4C7 |
| RGB | 154, 180, 199 |
| HSL | 205°, 29%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, -4.7, -12.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sheer Romance (BM 837), published as #9AB4C7
#87AAC5
#AEBEC7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sheer Romance (BM 837)?
- Sheer Romance has an LRV of 44.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sheer Romance is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sheer Romance in another brand?
- Perfect Landing (Behr S520-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Sheer Romance warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sheer Romance as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.6; 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.