Mediterranean Breeze
799 · #B7D4E2 · LRV 63 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Mediterranean Breeze63
- 4After Rain68
- 5Bashful Blue74
What Color Is Mediterranean Breeze, Really?
Mediterranean Breeze reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 799 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mediterranean Breeze
Mediterranean Breeze 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.
How Lighting Changes Mediterranean Breeze
At LRV 63, Mediterranean Breeze 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 Mediterranean Breeze 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 799 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 | Something BlueSW 6800 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | MillstreamPPU14-16 · Behr | 0.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Escape4007-7B · Valspar | 2.2 | 62.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sleep Baby Sleep1161-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Afternoon Siesta Blue30BG 64/126 · Glidden | 2.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blue Fin137-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Mediterranean Breeze 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 #B7D4E2 in HSL space. Pair Mediterranean Breeze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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