Mineral Springs (BM CC-848)
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Mineral Springs (BM CC-848) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.7, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mineral Springs
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mineral Springs 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 Mineral Springs, 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 | Something Blue | SW 6800 | 63 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Monaco | 550C-3 | 61.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Perfectly Blue | 4007-9B | 61 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Flemish Blue | 1238-3 | 59 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Mineral Springs (LRV 61.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Mineral Springs
Darker than Mineral Springs
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-848 |
| Hex | #AED3E5 |
| RGB | 174, 211, 229 |
| HSL | 200°, 51%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.5, -8.2, -12.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mineral Springs (BM CC-848), published as #AED3E5
#9AC9E3
#C2DDE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mineral Springs (BM CC-848)?
- Mineral Springs has an LRV of 61.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mineral Springs is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mineral Springs in another brand?
- Flemish Blue (PPG 1238-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mineral Springs warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mineral Springs as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.9; 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.