Benjamin Moore

Watercolor

CC-788 / 1675

Watercolor (BM) is a light powdery blue with cool undertones, registering an LRV of 63.41. At this reflectance level, the color reads as a soft, high-value tone that returns a considerable amount of ambient light. The hue is distinctly cool without strong green or violet leanings, sitting in the neutral-blue range.

Within the Benjamin Moore palette, it pairs with Quiet Moments, Wedgewood Gray, Hale Navy, Kendall Charcoal, and Soft Fern, accommodating analogous cool schemes and deeper-value accents.

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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

CC-788 / 1675

Collection

Designer Classics

Watercolor in Different Light

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Watercolor under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Watercolor under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

High

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

196°

Cyan Family

Lightness

80%

Light

Saturation

33%

Moderate

LRV

63.4

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#BCD4DD

RGB Decimal

188, 212, 221

RGB Percent

73.7%, 83.1%, 86.7%

HSL

196.4, 32.7%, 80.2%

HSV

196.4, 14.9%, 86.7%

CMYK

14.9%, 4.1%, 0.0%, 13.3%

YIQ

205.8, -17.2, -2.3

XYZ

57.33, 63.00, 77.54

CIE Lab

83.44, -6.16, -7.15

CIE Luv

83.44, -13.16, -10.00

Hunter Lab

79.37, -5.90, -7.25

Decimal

12375261

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Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

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Opposite on color wheel

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Analogous

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