Blue Moon
DE5764 · #BBDEE5 · LRV 63 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peacock Blue35
- 2Wythe Blue48
- 3Blue Moon63
- 4Open Air70
- 5Bubble77
What Color Is Blue Moon, Really?
Blue Moon reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5764 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Moon
Blue Moon 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
How Lighting Changes Blue Moon
At LRV 63, Blue Moon 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 Blue Moon 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 Dunn-Edwards DE5764 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 | Minor BlueSW 6792 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Basin BlueM470-2 · Behr | 0.8 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Skyscraper765 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Haiku Blue8002-38B · Valspar | 1.6 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Aqua WhisperPPG1234-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Aqua WhisperPPG1234-3 · Glidden | 3.0 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Moon within Dunn-Edwards'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 #BBDEE5 in HSL space. Pair Blue Moon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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