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Behr Best In Show#B9C3D2 · LRV 54

Best In Show reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N550-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR BEST IN SHOW
RGB 185, 195, 210 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Best In Show
SKU N550-3
Hex #B9C3D2
RGB 185, 195, 210
HSL 216°, 22%, 77%
LRV 54
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Behr Best In Show

At LRV 54, Best In Show is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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.

Best In Show 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Pompeii Ruins
SKU 0623 · #B5C7D4 · LRV 55
ΔE 3.79 (noticeable)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.32
All blue at Valspar →
V111-2
#B4C1D1
Snow Flurries
ΔE 1.32 · LRV 52.5
T631
#B2C1CF
Offshore
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 52.1
V137-3
#BBC3CA
Steampunk Gray
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 53.9
8003-48B
#BDBFD1
A Stitch in Time
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 53
4008-3B
#B7C5CC
Lighthouse Shadows
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 54.6

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.45
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1165-3
#BFC7D4
Northern Exposure
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 57
1163-3
#B6C3D1
Pageant Song
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 54
10-17
#BBC6D9
Blue Opal
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 56
1166-3
#BBC6D9
Blue Opal
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 56
1041-4
#BCC5CF
Blue Dolphin
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 55

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.14
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
AF-575
#BAC5D0
Instinct
ΔE 2.14 · LRV
828
#B4C5D7
Airway
ΔE 2.54 · LRV
CC-820
#B4C5D7
Airway
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 55
1431
#BDC5DC
Feather Soft
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 57
1411
#C3C2D0
North Cascades
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 55

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.27
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6541
#BDC3CD
Daydream
ΔE 2.27 · LRV 54
SW 6534
#BBC7D2
Icy
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 56
SW 6527
#B2C8D8
Blissful Blue
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 56
SW 6520
#B2C7D3
Honest Blue
ΔE 5.09 · LRV 55
SW 9145
#B7C9D1
Sleepy Hollow
ΔE 5.55 · LRV 56

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.28
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 3.28 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 6.96 · LRV 55
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 9.39 · LRV 50
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 9.79 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 9.88 · LRV 55

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.79
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 7.88 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 8.7 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 9.96 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 11.49 · LRV 58

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.07
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6331
#BFC9D0
Bay of Hope
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 57
DE5898
#B9C4DE
Prim Blue
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 55
DE5877
#B0C6DF
Afternoon Sky
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 55
DE6353
#BBBFC3
Silver Lined
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 52
DE5912
#B7BDD6
Hazy Sky
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.14
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 51
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 7.11 · LRV 59
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 10.98 · LRV 49
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 11.18 · LRV 55
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 11.93 · LRV 52

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.14
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 7.14 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 7.38 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 16.21 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 18.86 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 20.49 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Best In Show within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

N570-2
Standing Ovation
LRV 55
N100-3
Future Vision
LRV 53
MQ3-62
Dancing Mist
LRV 56
PPU15-15
Sweet Juliet
LRV 52
HDC-CT-15A
Himalayan Poppy
LRV 56
N540-3
Vanity
LRV 52

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B9C3D2 in HSL space. Pair Best In Show with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B9C3D2 + #D2C8B9
TRIADIC
#B9C3D2 · #D2B9C3 · #C3D2B9
ANALOGOUS
#B9CFD2 · #B9C3D2 · #BBB9D2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.78:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.8:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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