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Dream I Can Fly 769
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated blue (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Dream I Can Fly sits at L* 61.0, a* -21.5, b* -26.4. Its hue angle is 231° and its chroma is 34.1, so it reads as an outright blue rather than a neutral. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 3%.
LRV 31.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 31.2, Dream I Can Fly is lighter than 34% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Dream I Can Fly
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resonant Blue | SW 6954 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Major Blue | SW 6795 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Capri | SW 6788 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Dream I Can Fly
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Holiday | 530B-6 | 0.65 | Practically identical | |
| Yucatan | P490-5 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Reboot | T12-8 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite Blue | 2059-40 | 1.79 | Very close | |
| Cool Blue | 2058-40 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Toronto Blue | 2060-40 | 3.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ash Blue | 2057-40 | 4.70 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Palace Blue | CW-605 | 4.73 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Blue Lagoon | 2054-40 | 5.33 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Bahaman Sea Blue 2055-40 · lighter, LRV 35.7
- Baltimore Sky 760 · lighter, LRV 36.8
- Blue Belle Island 782 · lighter, LRV 38.5
- Poolside 775 · darker, LRV 28.4
- Electric Blue 2061-40 · darker, LRV 27.7
- Wilmington Spruce 754 · darker, LRV 25.7
Colors that go with Dream I Can Fly
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Pumpkin Patch 055 · complementary (180°)
- Palm Coast Teal 733 · analogous (−30°)
- Nova Scotia Blue 796 · analogous (+30°)
- Tropical Rose 1355 · triadic (120°)
- Sycamore Tree 539 · triadic (240°)
Dream I Can Fly vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 14.6) is darker (LRV 25.1 vs 31.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 21.9) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 31.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 24.3) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 31.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.