Airway (BM CC-820)
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Airway (BM CC-820) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Airway
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Airway 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 Airway, 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 | Blissful Blue | SW 6527 | 56 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Elevated | S530-2 | 53.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Novella Blue | 4004-5B | 55 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pageant Song | 1163-3 | 54 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Airway (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Airway
Darker than Airway
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-820 |
| Hex | #B4C5D7 |
| RGB | 180, 197, 215 |
| HSL | 211°, 30%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.8, -2.1, -10.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Airway (BM CC-820), published as #B4C5D7
#A1BBD5
#C7CFD7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Airway (BM CC-820)?
- Airway has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Airway is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Airway in another brand?
- Elevated (Behr S530-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Airway warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Airway as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.9; 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.