Benjamin Moore Designer Classics Collection Blues
Early Morning
A mid-tone, muted blue. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.
On the wall at Raintree as 1648: Classics, right bay, bottom band
Reading
LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.
At LRV 43 it absorbs roughly three-fifths of the light that falls on it, which is where a wall facing the afternoon sun starts to get hot.
Aura Exterior and Element Guard hold their color in our sun at this depth. The wall that takes the afternoon sun is where fading shows first.
It works across a whole room with good south-facing windows, and as a single wall, a cabinet body or an accent anywhere else.
Matte or eggshell on walls; satin holds up better on garage doors and high-touch trim. Flat on exterior stucco.
Master Color Index
- Code
- CC-818
- Collection
- Designer Classics Collection
- Family
- Blues
- LRV (official)
- 43
- Exterior
- Approved for exterior use
- Tints in
- Every Benjamin Moore line we carry
Also known as
- 1648 Slate Bluein the Benjamin Moore Classics® Collection
Same paint, published under one more code in other Benjamin Moore collections.
Works on
- — Exterior body where no city limit applies (too light for the Scottsdale and Paradise Valley limits)
- — Garage doors and exterior accents
- — Feature and accent walls
- — Cabinet bodies
On the wall
Get it mixed
Every line below tints to CC-818. Pick the one that matches the surface.
Tap a line for a quote in Early Morning.
- Aura InteriorInterior wallsMatteChoose
- Regal Select InteriorWallsMatte or eggshellChoose
- AdvanceCabinets, doors, trimSatin or semi-glossChoose
- Ultra Spec 500Rentals and volume workMatte or eggshellChoose
- Aura ExteriorStucco and siding, full sunFlat or low lustreChoose
- Regal Select ExteriorBody and trim repaintsFlat or low lustreChoose
- Element GuardSummer repaints; heat-tolerant, rain-ready in an hourFlatChoose
- Ultra Spec EXTValue-tier exterior bodyFlat or low lustreChoose
Tinted while you wait at the counter. Ask for a quote and we’ll call back with the price and have it mixed for pickup; sample pints are mixed the same way.
Neighbors
Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the one it gets confused with. Ranked by measured color distance.
- Winter Lake2129-50LRV 41The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Two points darker at about the same warmth.
Questions
Will it look like this on my wall?
Not exactly. Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall — put it up for a full day so you see it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons get tinted.
Is it approved for my HOA?
That depends on your community, not on the color alone. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Early Morning compares. Committees approve colors, not brands, so a Benjamin Moore can is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.
Which line for a west-facing exterior?
Aura Exterior or Element Guard. At this depth the wall gets hot enough that the quality of the paint decides how long the color holds.
Can you match it in another brand?
We tint Benjamin Moore. CC-818 is a native Benjamin Moore formula, so there is nothing to approximate here — it comes out of the machine as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in and we will read it and tell you how close we can get.