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BENJAMIN MOORE · 1641

Benjamin Moore Blue Porcelain#B1C7CB · LRV 55

Blue Porcelain reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 1641 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE BLUE PORCELAIN
RGB 177, 199, 203 LRV 55

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Blue Porcelain
SKU 1641
Hex #B1C7CB
RGB 177, 199, 203
HSL 189°, 20%, 75%
LRV 55
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Blue Porcelain

At LRV 55, Blue Porcelain is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Porcelain 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.

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
Restful Retreat
SKU 0497 · #B1C7C9 · LRV 54
ΔE 0.99 (imperceptible)
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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 gray from that brand.

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.39
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 0.39 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 5.62 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 5.97 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 7.98 · LRV 54

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.91
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5772
#ADC5C9
Blue Spruce
ΔE 0.91 · LRV 53
DE5744
#AECAC8
Seaport
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 55
DE6304
#B6C5C1
Blustery Wind
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 54
DE6331
#BFC9D0
Bay of Hope
ΔE 5.43 · LRV 57
DE6297
#B6C4BD
Patina Creek
ΔE 5.59 · LRV 53

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All gray at Valspar →
M316
#B0C4C8
Bleu Clair
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 52.8
8004-38B
#B4C5CB
Annabelle
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 54
8004-37C
#B5C4C7
Windblown Blue
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 54
8003-38C
#AEC7C6
Wild Life
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 54
V102-3
#AEC7C6
Wild Life
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 54

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9055
#AFC7CD
Billowy Breeze
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 54
SW 9145
#B7C9D1
Sleepy Hollow
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 56
SW 6513
#B3C9D3
Take Five
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 56
SW 9137
#B6C3C4
Niebla Azul
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 53
SW 6520
#B2C7D3
Honest Blue
ΔE 3.98 · LRV 55

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All gray at Behr →
MQ3-54
#B6CACC
Dayflower
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 57
HDC-SM14-8
#AFC9CF
Floating Blue
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 55
N490-3
#A7C7CD
Shaved Ice
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 53
N450-3
#B0C8C6
Meteor Shower
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 55
N460-3
#B5C8C3
Lunar Surface
ΔE 4.3 · LRV 55

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.57
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1034-4
#B5C8C9
Misty Surf
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 55
1154-4
#ADC6D3
Twinkle
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 54
1138-3
#AFC7BF
Crystal Oasis
ΔE 5.91 · LRV 54
1041-4
#BCC5CF
Blue Dolphin
ΔE 6.68 · LRV 55
1163-3
#B6C3D1
Pageant Song
ΔE 6.81 · LRV 54

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 55
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 6.84 · LRV 55
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 7.74 · LRV 56
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 8.08 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.11
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 4.11 · LRV 51
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 52
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 7.52 · LRV 59
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 53
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 11.49 · LRV 55

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.03
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 14.04 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 21.39 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 24.47 · LRV 53

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

2123-40
Gossamer Blue
LRV null
HC-150
Yarmouth Blue
LRV null
1668
Blue Stream
LRV 56
2135-50
Soft Chinchilla
LRV 53
2122-40
Smoke
LRV 56
1585
Wales Gray
LRV null

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B1C7CB in HSL space. Pair Blue Porcelain with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B1C7CB + #CBB5B1
TRIADIC
#B1C7CB · #CBB1C7 · #C7CBB1
ANALOGOUS
#B1CBC2 · #B1C7CB · #B1BACB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.76:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.9:1 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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