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BENJAMIN MOORE · 1425

Benjamin Moore Dreamy#9AA1B9 · LRV 37

Dreamy reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 1425 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE DREAMY
RGB 154, 161, 185 LRV 37

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Dreamy
SKU 1425
Hex #9AA1B9
RGB 154, 161, 185
HSL 226°, 18%, 66%
LRV 37
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Benjamin Moore Dreamy

Dreamy sits in the mid-range at LRV 37, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Dreamy is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
Butterfly Bush
SKU 1282 · #A2A1B9 · LRV 37
ΔE 3.65 (noticeable)
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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 1.51
All blue at Behr →
N570-3
#9CA1B5
Art Nouveau Glass
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 36
N100-4
#989EBD
Fortune
ΔE 2.7 · LRV 35
N110-3
#A19DB4
Fig Preserves
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 35
N540-4
#8DA3BA
Silhouette
ΔE 6.43 · LRV 35
PPU14-08
#91A7BD
Paris
ΔE 6.71 · LRV 37

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.45
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6542
#99A0B2
Vesper Violet
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 35
SW 6535
#99A7B8
Solitude
ΔE 5.31 · LRV 38
SW 6549
#A29BAA
Ash Violet
ΔE 6.81 · LRV 34
SW 6241
#98A9B7
Aleutian
ΔE 7.55 · LRV 38
SW 6521
#8BA7BB
Notable Hue
ΔE 9.17 · LRV 37

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.45
All blue at Valspar →
8004-45D
#99A0B2
Moonlight Stroll
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 35
4002-8A
#98A0C1
Sweet Violet
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 35.7
4004-3C
#909DAC
Acier Tint
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 33.1
V137-4
#97A7B4
Wave Goodbye
ΔE 7.51 · LRV 37.4
T611
#8DA6B9
New Toile
ΔE 8.46 · LRV 36.3

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.73
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5913
#979FBF
Midnight Blush
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 35
DE5934
#9899B0
Bay Fog
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 33
DE5899
#99A8C9
Sapphire Fog
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 39
DE6347
#989EA7
Shining Knight
ΔE 6.53 · LRV 34
DE5948
#A19ABD
Grape Gatsby
ΔE 7.2 · LRV 34

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.59
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 5.59 · LRV 34
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 8.51 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 11.14 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 13.36 · LRV 32
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 15.73 · LRV 38

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.81
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
13-23
#A0A0AA
Amethyst Haze
ΔE 5.81 · LRV 36
10-24
#9DAAB9
Inevitable
ΔE 6 · LRV 39
1041-5
#939FA9
Quicksilver
ΔE 7.59 · LRV 34
1160-4
#8DA8BE
Kaleidoscope
ΔE 8.42 · LRV 37
1155-5
#8EA7B9
Dresden Dream
ΔE 8.75 · LRV 37

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.82
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 89
#A1B8CA
Lulworth Blue
ΔE 9.82 · LRV 46
NO. 265
#A2A29D
Manor House Gray
ΔE 13.65 · LRV 36
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 14.44 · LRV 32
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 16.47 · LRV 41
NO. 25
#A1A093
Pigeon
ΔE 17.95 · LRV 35

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.42
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-89
#8CA8B4
Winter Solstice
ΔE 11.42 · LRV 37
JG-84
#91A1A4
Display
ΔE 11.69 · LRV 34
JG-135
#A19C96
Watering Can
ΔE 14.01 · LRV 34
JG-137
#A3A7A1
Vintage Weathervane
ΔE 14.26 · LRV 38
JG-15
#A7A9A3
Weathered Windmill
ΔE 14.3 · LRV 39

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.63
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 11.63 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 15.89 · LRV 38
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 19.75 · LRV 33
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 20.5 · LRV 33
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 21.8 · LRV 35

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

1433
Blue Pearl
LRV 36
830
Harlequin Blue
LRV 38
CC-936
Citadel
LRV 38
1628
Comet
LRV 36
1439
Yukon Sky
LRV 39
CSP-520
Pressed Violet
LRV 38

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #9AA1B9 in HSL space. Pair Dreamy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#9AA1B9 + #B9B29A
TRIADIC
#9AA1B9 · #B99AA1 · #A1B99A
ANALOGOUS
#9AB0B9 · #9AA1B9 · #A39AB9

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.57:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.17:1 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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