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Behr Bohemianism#B8BCE9 · LRV 52

Bohemianism reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr S570-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR BOHEMIANISM
RGB 184, 188, 233 LRV 52

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Bohemianism
SKU S570-3
Hex #B8BCE9
RGB 184, 188, 233
HSL 235°, 53%, 82%
LRV 52
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Behr Bohemianism

At LRV 52, Bohemianism 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.

Bohemianism 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
Pretty Posie
SKU 1260 · #BCBDE4 · LRV 53
ΔE 2.01 (close)
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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.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5905
#B7C0EA
Larkspur Bud
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 54
DE5940
#C4C0E9
Violet Gems
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 55
DE5947
#BFB9D5
Playful Purple
ΔE 6.26 · LRV 51
DE5961
#C4B7D8
Tinted Iris
ΔE 7.06 · LRV 51
DE5891
#A7C2EB
Sky High
ΔE 7.6 · LRV 53

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.38
All blue at Valspar →
8001-47C
#B3B5DD
Beloved
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 48
8001-46C
#B5C1E3
Organza
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 54
8001-48C
#C6BEE0
Purple Hibiscus
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 54
P111
#A9BDDE
Fairies in America
ΔE 6.66 · LRV 50.1
4005-7C
#ACC3E2
Promise
ΔE 8.07 · LRV 53.1

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.26
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1246-4
#ADBAE3
French Lilac
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 50
1245-4
#ABB6D7
Lilac Sachet
ΔE 4.57 · LRV 47
1247-4
#C6BEDD
Purple Dragon
ΔE 6.1 · LRV 54
1244-3
#A3BCDB
Valor
ΔE 8.74 · LRV 49
1162-3
#ADC0D6
Blue Thistle
ΔE 9.72 · LRV 51

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.95
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6815
#A7B2D4
Awesome Violet
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 45
SW 6822
#BDB4D4
Wisteria
ΔE 6.3 · LRV 48
SW 9066
#BBC5DE
Agapanthus
ΔE 6.66 · LRV 56
SW 6829
#C0AFD0
Magical
ΔE 8.56 · LRV 46
SW 6973
#CAB2D2
Free Spirit
ΔE 10.35 · LRV 49

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.23
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
1418
#B4BDD9
Oriental Iris
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 52
2069-50
#B8B9D2
Blue Orchid
ΔE 6.05 · LRV 50
1431
#BDC5DC
Feather Soft
ΔE 7.1 · LRV 57
1403
#C7C3D9
French Lilac
ΔE 7.79 · LRV
815
#A3C1E3
Swiss Blue
ΔE 9.51 · LRV

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.57
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 89
#A1B8CA
Lulworth Blue
ΔE 12.57 · LRV 46
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 13.77 · LRV 59
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 15.2 · LRV 51
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 20.18 · LRV 55
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 20.49 · LRV 52

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.9
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 12.9 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 16.74 · LRV 55
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 18.84 · LRV 50
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 19.16 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 19.35 · LRV 55

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.9
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 12.9 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 17.69 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 18.24 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 19.97 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 21.27 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.78
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 14.78 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 16.38 · LRV 41
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 23.88 · LRV 53
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 24.38 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 25.71 · LRV 65

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

S560-3
Noble Purple
LRV 51
BIC-07
Virtuous Violet
LRV 50
S100-3
Courtly Purple
LRV 49
620C-3
Purple Surf
LRV 55
S540-3
Meadow Phlox
LRV 51
640F-4
Fading Sunset
LRV 51

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B8BCE9 in HSL space. Pair Bohemianism with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B8BCE9 + #E9E5B8
TRIADIC
#B8BCE9 · #E9B8BC · #BCE9B8
ANALOGOUS
#B8D5E9 · #B8BCE9 · #CCB8E9

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.84:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.41:1 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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