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Behr Box Office#7E8EA5 · LRV 26

Box Office reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N550-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR BOX OFFICE
RGB 126, 142, 165 LRV 26

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Box Office
SKU N550-5
Hex #7E8EA5
RGB 126, 142, 165
HSL 215°, 18%, 57%
LRV 26
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Behr Box Office

Box Office sits in the mid-range at LRV 26, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Box Office is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
Celestial Horizon
SKU 0589 · #7C94B3 · LRV 29
ΔE 3.43 (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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.06
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1164-5
#8290A6
Blueberry Muffin
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 27
10-21
#808EA1
Acceleration
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 27
1165-5
#7B8CA8
Evening Hush
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 26
1042-5
#818B9C
Prophetic Sea
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 26
1168-5
#838BA4
Violet Aura
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 26

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All blue at Valspar →
V111-4
#7C8DA2
Norwegian Night
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 25.8
T681
#7F8B97
Wet Seal
ΔE 4.59 · LRV 25.3
V137-5
#7B8C99
Steele Blue
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 25.3
P107
#6D8FA2
Palace Intrigue
ΔE 7.14 · LRV 25.4
8004-38E
#7A8F97
Cottage Door
ΔE 8.06 · LRV 26

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.47
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-530
#8690A4
Flower Box
ΔE 2.47 · LRV
2128-40
#8290A0
Oxford Gray
ΔE 2.88 · LRV
1440
#84899A
Irises
ΔE 4.59 · LRV 26
1622
#81909B
Mineral Alloy
ΔE 5.41 · LRV 28
CSP-620
#798E99
Wild Blue Yonder
ΔE 6.7 · LRV 27

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.48
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9072
#8595AA
Dried Lavender
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 29
SW 9073
#8990A3
Dusty Heather
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 28
SW 6242
#768B9A
Bracing Blue
ΔE 5.12 · LRV 25
SW 9148
#708D9E
Smoky Azurite
ΔE 6.49 · LRV 25
SW 7603
#8095A0
Poolhouse
ΔE 6.9 · LRV 29

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.88
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5885
#7F97B5
Denim Tradition
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 30
DE5920
#8D95AA
London Fog
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 30
DE5879
#7896BA
Ocean City
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 29
DE5900
#7886AA
Enchanting Sky
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 24
DE5802
#718B9A
China Clay
ΔE 6.54 · LRV 24

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.12
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 26
NO. 86
#7997A1
Stone Blue
ΔE 9.4 · LRV 29
NO. 272
#8D8D8B
Plummett
ΔE 11.95 · LRV 27
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 13.01 · LRV 32
NO. 271
#8D8089
Brassica
ΔE 14.02 · LRV 23

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.97
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 6.97 · LRV 27
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 17.53 · LRV 38
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 17.6 · LRV 22
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 20.82 · LRV 33
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 22.4 · LRV 33

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.23
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-95
#858C90
Deep Rock
ΔE 8.23 · LRV 26
JG-139
#838685
Teak Cups
ΔE 11.26 · LRV 24
JG-100
#8C848C
Pashmina Plum
ΔE 11.77 · LRV 24
JG-138
#8D8E8B
Cozy Up
ΔE 12.41 · LRV 27
JG-07
#869088
Silverado Sage
ΔE 14.91 · LRV 27

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.04
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 9.04 · LRV 34
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 10.43 · LRV 32
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 10.46 · LRV 21
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 14.27 · LRV 28
PNT100-MD-75
#599896
Keep It Teal
ΔE 18.31 · LRV 27

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

MQ5-16
Montage
LRV 26
PPU15-08
River Tour
LRV 26
PPU15-09
Hilo Bay
LRV 25
PPU14-06
Coastal Vista
LRV 28
MQ5-12
Applause Please
LRV 25
MQ5-20
Cold Steel
LRV 25

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7E8EA5 in HSL space. Pair Box Office with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#7E8EA5 + #A5957E
TRIADIC
#7E8EA5 · #A57E8E · #8EA57E
ANALOGOUS
#7EA2A5 · #7E8EA5 · #827EA5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.33:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
6.3:1 AA

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

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