Fantasy Blue
716 · #C2D5D6 · LRV 63 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Fantasy Blue, Really?
Fantasy Blue reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 716 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fantasy Blue
Fantasy Blue 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 Fantasy Blue
At LRV 63, Fantasy Blue 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.
Most complaints about Fantasy Blue 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 716 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 | TidewaterSW 6477 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wind SpeedS450-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Aquatic Edge5003-5A · Valspar | 2.7 | 64.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sky DivingPPG1035-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Scandinavian SkyPPG1149-3 · Glidden | 1.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Briney Blue335-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Fantasy Blue 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 #C2D5D6 in HSL space. Pair Fantasy Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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