Early Morning
CC-818 · #9BB1BB · LRV 43 — cool blue-green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Waterloo13
- 2Charcoal Blue19
- 3Early Morning43
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Early Morning, Really?
Early Morning reads as a cool blue-green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CC-818 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Early Morning
Early Morning 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.
How Lighting Changes Early Morning
Early Morning sits in the mid-range at LRV 43, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Early Morning 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 Benjamin Moore CC-818 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 | Dockside BlueSW 7601 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 43 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cloudless DayECC-32-1 · Behr | 1.7 | 42 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Hibernate8004-41C · Valspar | 2.5 | 43 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | How Handsome1040-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 41 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Soft Traditional Blue70BG 41/076 · Glidden | 2.5 | 41 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fogged In433-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 41 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Early Morning within Benjamin Moore'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 #9BB1BB in HSL space. Pair Early Morning with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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