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BENJAMIN MOORE · 1431

Benjamin Moore Feather Soft#BDC5DC · LRV 57

Feather Soft reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 1431 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE FEATHER SOFT
RGB 189, 197, 220 LRV 57

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Feather Soft
SKU 1431
Hex #BDC5DC
RGB 189, 197, 220
HSL 225°, 31%, 80%
LRV 57
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Benjamin Moore Feather Soft

At LRV 57, Feather Soft 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.

Feather Soft 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
Genevieve
SKU 1274 · #BCC4E0 · LRV 56
ΔE 1.81 (near-perfect)
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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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.91
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9066
#BBC5DE
Agapanthus
ΔE 0.91 · LRV 56
SW 6968
#C2CBE0
Hyacinth Tint
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 60
SW 6541
#BDC3CD
Daydream
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 54
SW 6534
#BBC7D2
Icy
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 56
SW 6527
#B2C8D8
Blissful Blue
ΔE 7.46 · LRV 56

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.39
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5898
#B9C4DE
Prim Blue
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 55
DE5912
#B7BDD6
Hazy Sky
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 51
DE5877
#B0C6DF
Afternoon Sky
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 55
DE6331
#BFC9D0
Bay of Hope
ΔE 7.55 · LRV 57
DE5940
#C4C0E9
Violet Gems
ΔE 7.68 · LRV 55

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.01
All blue at Behr →
HDC-CT-15A
#BEC6D8
Himalayan Poppy
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 56
MQ3-62
#BDC6D8
Dancing Mist
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 56
N570-2
#BFC3D1
Standing Ovation
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 55
N550-3
#B9C3D2
Best In Show
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 54
620E-3
#B8CADF
Silverado Trail
ΔE 4.69 · LRV 58

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
1165-3
#BFC7D4
Northern Exposure
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 57
1163-3
#B6C3D1
Pageant Song
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 54
1041-4
#BCC5CF
Blue Dolphin
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 55

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.72
All blue at Valspar →
4002-7B
#C6C9DB
Lavender Escape
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 58.9
8003-48B
#BDBFD1
A Stitch in Time
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 53
8004-44B
#BDC9D9
Snow Flurries
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 58
V073-2
#B8CCE5
Periwinkle Dream
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 59.1
8002-45B
#B6CCE0
Blue Prism
ΔE 6.43 · LRV 58

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.11
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 6.11 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 10.06 · LRV 55
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 13.12 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 13.27 · LRV 55
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 13.92 · LRV 58

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.29
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 7.29 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 11.43 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 11.68 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 13.19 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 14.76 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.97
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 7.97 · LRV 59
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 8.94 · LRV 51
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 11.93 · LRV 62
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 13.73 · LRV 55
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 15.13 · LRV 52

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.1
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 10.1 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 10.9 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 18.49 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 19.78 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 20.64 · LRV 53

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

1403
French Lilac
LRV null
828
Airway
LRV null
821
Blue Ice
LRV 59
1411
North Cascades
LRV 55
AF-575
Instinct
LRV null
1423
Angel's Wings
LRV null

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BDC5DC in HSL space. Pair Feather Soft with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BDC5DC + #DCD4BD
TRIADIC
#BDC5DC · #DCBDC5 · #C5DCBD
ANALOGOUS
#BDD5DC · #BDC5DC · #C4BDDC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.72:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.18:1 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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