Blue Me Away
M510-1 · #C9DCE7 · LRV 69 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Sea Salt63
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- 4Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Blue Me Away, Really?
Blue Me Away reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M510-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Me Away
Blue Me Away is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Blue Me Away
At LRV 69, Blue Me Away is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Blue Me Away are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr M510-1 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rhythmic BlueSW 6806 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Breath of Fresh Air806 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | TourmalineV036-1 · Valspar | 1.8 | 68.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Duck's Egg BluePPG1239-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Clerestory Blue70BG 69/094 · Glidden | 1.1 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Valley Mist339-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.8 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Me Away within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C9DCE7 in HSL space. Pair Blue Me Away with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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