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Windy Sky

1639 · #C8D8D9 · LRV 66 · cool blue-green tone

1639 · #C8D8D9 · LRV 66 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Windy SkyBenjamin Moore · 1639
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Windy Sky
BENJAMIN MOORE · 1639 · #C8D8D9
Brand · codeBenjamin Moore1639 · all Benjamin Moore grays
LRV66Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue-green tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#C8D8D9 · 200, 216, 217 · 184°, 18%, 82%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Stardew43
  2. 2Palladian Blue60
  3. 3Windy Sky66
  4. 4Drizzle71
  5. 5Spring Thaw83
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Windy Sky, Really?

Windy Sky reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1639 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Windy Sky

Windy Sky 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Windy Sky

At LRV 66, Windy Sky 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Windy Sky 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 1639 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Benjamin Moore Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Windy Sky · 14.3 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Windy Sky · 1.5 : 1 · fails for text

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 #C8D8D9 in HSL space. Pair Windy Sky with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C8D8D9 + #D9C9C8
TRIADIC
#C8D8D9 · #D9C8D8 · #D8D9C8
ANALOGOUS
#C8D9D2 · #C8D8D9 · #C8D0D9

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