Swept Away
701 · #C7D6CD · LRV 63 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Swept Away, Really?
Swept Away reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 701 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Swept Away
Swept Away 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 Swept Away
At LRV 63, Swept Away is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Swept Away 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 701 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 | Slow GreenSW 6456 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | BreezewayMQ3-21 · Behr | 1.3 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Distant Valley5002-3A · Valspar | 0.0 | 64.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | GeyserPPG1138-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | GeyserPPG1138-2 · Glidden | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Muted Opal331-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.8 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Swept Away 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 #C7D6CD in HSL space. Pair Swept Away with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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