Sweet Dreams (BM 847)
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Sweet Dreams (BM 847) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.8, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Dreams
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Dreams by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Sweet Dreams, 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 | Blue Horizon | SW 6497 | 78 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Aqua Breeze | 500E-2 | 77.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dancing Mist | 5005-7A | 77 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Peaceful Night | 1142-1 | 77 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Sweet Dreams (LRV 75.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Dreams
Darker than Sweet Dreams
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 847 |
| Hex | #D6E7E2 |
| RGB | 214, 231, 226 |
| HSL | 162°, 26%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, -6.6, 0.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Dreams (BM 847), published as #D6E7E2
#C4DDE0
#E9F1E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Dreams (BM 847)?
- Sweet Dreams has an LRV of 75.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Dreams is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Dreams in another brand?
- Peaceful Night (PPG 1142-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Dreams warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Dreams as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.5; 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.