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BENJAMIN MOORE · 821

Benjamin Moore Blue Ice#BACBDF · LRV 59

Blue Ice reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 821 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE BLUE ICE
RGB 186, 203, 223 LRV 59

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Blue Ice
SKU 821
Hex #BACBDF
RGB 186, 203, 223
HSL 212°, 37%, 80%
LRV 59
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Benjamin Moore Blue Ice

At LRV 59, Blue Ice 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.

Blue Ice 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Blue Bayou
SKU 0615 · #B4CCDF · LRV 58
ΔE 2.75 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.49
All blue at Behr →
620E-3
#B8CADF
Silverado Trail
ΔE 0.49 · LRV 58
610F-4
#B7CCDE
Silver Service
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 59
UL240-14
#BDCAD8
Melody
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 58
PPU14-14
#B3CEE1
Crystal Waters
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 59
PPU14-15
#B7CAD6
Denim Light
ΔE 3.97 · LRV 57

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All blue at Valspar →
V110-3
#BBCEE0
Barking Creek
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 59.9
8002-46B
#BFCDE2
Carousel Purple
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 60
V073-2
#B8CCE5
Periwinkle Dream
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 59.1
8002-45B
#B6CCE0
Blue Prism
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 58
8004-44B
#BDC9D9
Snow Flurries
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 58

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.87
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5883
#C1D1E2
Drenched Rain
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 62
DE5877
#B0C6DF
Afternoon Sky
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 55
DE5898
#B9C4DE
Prim Blue
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 55
DE6331
#BFC9D0
Bay of Hope
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 57
DE5806
#B1D3E3
Dockside
ΔE 6.61 · LRV 61

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.49
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
10-17
#BBC6D9
Blue Opal
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 56
1166-3
#BBC6D9
Blue Opal
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 56
1160-2
#C1CEDA
Magical
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 61
1155-4
#BCCEDB
Constellation
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 60
1165-3
#BFC7D4
Northern Exposure
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 57

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.78
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6807
#B8CDDD
Wondrous Blue
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 59
SW 6527
#B2C8D8
Blissful Blue
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 56
SW 6968
#C2CBE0
Hyacinth Tint
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 60
SW 6534
#BBC7D2
Icy
ΔE 3.66 · LRV 56
SW 9066
#BBC5DE
Agapanthus
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 56

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.63
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 8.99 · LRV 55
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 9.59 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 9.89 · LRV 55
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 10.05 · LRV 62

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.19
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 6.19 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 8.75 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 18.25 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 21.35 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 23.34 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.65
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 6.65 · LRV 51
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 9.67 · LRV 59
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 10.59 · LRV 62
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 11.51 · LRV 63
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 14.45 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.09
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 8.09 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 8.16 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 11.36 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 12.03 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 12.64 · LRV 59

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Blue Ice within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

1430
Spring Flowers
LRV 61
1431
Feather Soft
LRV 57
835
Grand Rapids
LRV 62
1423
Angel's Wings
LRV null
828
Airway
LRV null
2130-60
Iced Slate
LRV 58

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BACBDF in HSL space. Pair Blue Ice with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BACBDF + #DFCEBA
TRIADIC
#BACBDF · #DFBACB · #CBDFBA
ANALOGOUS
#BADDDF · #BACBDF · #BCBADF

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.65:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.7:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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