Blue Veil (BM 875)
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Blue Veil (BM 875) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.8, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Veil
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blue Veil by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Blue Veil, 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 | Mountain Air | SW 6224 | 73 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Echo Mist | ECC-31-2 | 72.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rising Tide | 4008-3A | 71 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Harbor Mist | 1160-1 | 74 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Blue Veil (LRV 73.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Veil
Darker than Blue Veil
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 875 |
| Hex | #D9E0E1 |
| RGB | 217, 224, 225 |
| HSL | 187°, 12%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.7, -2.2, -1.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Veil (BM 875), published as #D9E0E1
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#ECEAE1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Veil (BM 875)?
- Blue Veil has an LRV of 73.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Veil is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Veil in another brand?
- Harbor Mist (PPG 1160-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Veil warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blue Veil as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.3; 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.