Ocean Air (BM 2123-50) vs Summer Shower (BM 2135-60)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Ocean Air, LRV 71.8 vs 69.4.
- Warmer
- Ocean Air (Lab b* -1.6 vs -2.7). Ocean Air reads cool white; Summer Shower reads blue-gray.
- North rooms
- Ocean Air keeps more brightness (L* 84.6 vs 83.2 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Whispering Spring BM 2136-70, #DCE7E6, LRV 77.8: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.3, very close. At 1.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Ocean Air (BM 2123-50) is slightly lighter than Summer Shower (BM 2135-60) and slightly warmer: LRV 71.8 vs 69.4, deltaE 1.3 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Ocean Air | Summer Shower | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 2123-50 | 2135-60 | |
| Hex | #D3E1E1 | #CEDDDF | |
| RGB | 211, 225, 225 | 206, 221, 223 | |
| HSL | 180°, 19%, 85% | 187°, 21%, 84% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.8 | 69.4 | +2.4 |
| Lab L* | 88.5 | 87.1 | +1.4 |
| Lab a* | -4.7 | -4.6 | −0.0 |
| Lab b* | -1.6 | -2.7 | +1.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Off-white | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ocean Air (BM 2123-50), published as #D3E1E1
#C1D7DF
#E6EBE1
Summer Shower (BM 2135-60), published as #CEDDDF
#BCD3DD
#E1E7DF
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Ocean Air (BM 2123-50) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2.4 LRV points lighter (71.8 vs 69.4), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Summer Shower (BM 2135-60) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is -2.7 against -1.6, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Ocean Air (BM 2123-50) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* -1.6), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Ocean Air in other brands
Closest matches to Summer Shower in other brands
Common questions
- Is Ocean Air the same color as Summer Shower?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Ocean Air and Summer Shower.
- Which is lighter, Ocean Air or Summer Shower?
- Ocean Air, with an LRV of 71.8 against 69.4.
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Sources: Ocean Air: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Summer Shower: 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.