Northern Air (BM CC-760)
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Northern Air (BM CC-760) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.3, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Northern Air
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Northern Air 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 Northern Air, 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 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Partly Cloudy | S500-3 | 47.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Memorybook Blue | 4007-5C | 50 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Graceful | 1152-3 | 50 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Northern Air (LRV 49.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Northern Air
Darker than Northern Air
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-760 |
| Hex | #A0BECE |
| RGB | 160, 190, 206 |
| HSL | 201°, 32%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.3, -6.6, -11.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Northern Air (BM CC-760), published as #A0BECE
#8CB4CC
#B4C8CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Northern Air (BM CC-760)?
- Northern Air has an LRV of 49.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Northern Air is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Northern Air in another brand?
- Memorybook Blue (Valspar 4007-5C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Northern Air warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Northern Air as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.4; 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.