Frozen Canal (BM CC-908)
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Frozen Canal (BM CC-908) is a medium, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frozen Canal
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Frozen Canal 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 Frozen Canal, 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 | Celestial | SW 6808 | 44 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Aerial View | S530-3 | 43.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Glacier Mist | 4005-3B | 50 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sailor Boy | 1164-4 | 49 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Frozen Canal (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Frozen Canal
Darker than Frozen Canal
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-908 |
| Hex | #A5B7CD |
| RGB | 165, 183, 205 |
| HSL | 213°, 29%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.7, -1.5, -13.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frozen Canal (BM CC-908), published as #A5B7CD
#92ADCB
#B8C1CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frozen Canal (BM CC-908)?
- Frozen Canal has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frozen Canal is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Frozen Canal in another brand?
- Aerial View (Behr S530-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Frozen Canal warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Frozen Canal as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.2; 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.