H2O (BM CC-878)
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H2O (BM CC-878) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.4, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with H2O
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for H2O 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 H2O, 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 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Partly Cloudy | S500-3 | 47.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Breezy | 4007-7C | 53 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue Bows | 1158-3 | 52 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to H2O (LRV 50.4) by LRV.
Lighter than H2O
Darker than H2O
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-878 |
| Hex | #A1BFD5 |
| RGB | 161, 191, 213 |
| HSL | 205°, 38%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, -5.2, -14.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
H2O (BM CC-878), published as #A1BFD5
#8DB5D3
#B5C9D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of H2O (BM CC-878)?
- H2O has an LRV of 50.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so H2O is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to H2O in another brand?
- Blue Bows (PPG 1158-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is H2O warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists H2O as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.4; 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.