Summer Day (BM CC-786)
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Summer Day (BM CC-786) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 51.6, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Day
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Summer Day 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 Summer Day, 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 | Porch Ceiling | SW 9063 | 53 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Charismatic Sky | M520-3 | 50.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Slumber | 4007-9C | 54 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Windsor Way | 1239-3 | 55 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Summer Day (LRV 51.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Day
Darker than Summer Day
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-786 |
| Hex | #97C3DF |
| RGB | 151, 195, 223 |
| HSL | 203°, 53%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.6, -7.9, -18.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Day (BM CC-786), published as #97C3DF
#82B9DD
#ACCDDF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Day (BM CC-786)?
- Summer Day has an LRV of 51.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Day is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Day in another brand?
- Charismatic Sky (Behr M520-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Summer Day warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Summer Day as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -18.6; 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.