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Behr Dark Room#4D6C8A · LRV 14

Dark Room reads as a blue / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr BNC-29 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR DARK ROOM
RGB 77, 108, 138 LRV 14

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Dark Room
SKU BNC-29
Hex #4D6C8A
RGB 77, 108, 138
HSL 210°, 28%, 42%
LRV 14
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Behr Dark Room

With an LRV of 14, Dark Room is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Dark Room works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. 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
Honky Tonk Blue
SKU 0619 · #446A8D · LRV 13
ΔE 1.86 (near-perfect)
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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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.51
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6530
#4C6B8A
Revel Blue
ΔE 0.51 · LRV 14
SW 6523
#506B84
Denim
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 14
SW 6516
#43718B
Down Pour
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 15
SW 9149
#4E7287
Inky Blue
ΔE 5.09 · LRV 15
SW 7607
#416D83
Santorini Blue
ΔE 5.85 · LRV 14

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.54
All blue at Valspar →
P037
#536984
Aurora Borealis
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 13.5
4005-4B
#576F85
Thundering Clouds
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 15
4004-6B
#4F718A
Veranda Blue
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 15.3
V111-5
#576B80
Twinkle, Twinkle
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 14.2
V107-5
#4E6D7F
Folk Blue
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 14.1

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.8
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5852
#3F6C8F
Rainy Lake
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 14
DE5873
#52677B
Periscope
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 13
DE5887
#50647F
Admiral Blue
ΔE 4 · LRV 12
DE5803
#536A79
Turbulent Sea
ΔE 5.7 · LRV 14
DE5810
#3E6F87
Crashing Waves
ΔE 6.02 · LRV 14

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 4
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
1679
#4E738C
Bedford Blue
ΔE 4 · LRV 17
776
#3A6E8C
Santa Monica Blue
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 16
832
#5C6A85
Blue Heron
ΔE 5.45 · LRV
1665
#537284
Mozart Blue
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 17
825
#5B6D92
Blue Nova
ΔE 5.62 · LRV 17

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.66
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1165-6
#556682
Stained Glass
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 13
1166-6
#4F6997
Blue Odyssey
ΔE 4.82 · LRV 14
1164-6
#627188
Blue Cloud
ΔE 5.37 · LRV 16
10-10
#5C707E
Hatteras Gray
ΔE 6.21 · LRV 15
1168-6
#606A88
Grape Haze
ΔE 7.52 · LRV 15

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.72
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-41
#427494
Hyperlink
ΔE 4.72 · LRV 16
PNT100-MD-57
#5B6682
Blue'd Up
ΔE 6.96 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-45
#357285
Sublime
ΔE 9.56 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-65
#4D6A70
Nearly Navy
ΔE 10.95 · LRV 13
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 11.33 · LRV 12

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.17
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 5.17 · LRV 18
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 8.76 · LRV 8
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 22.2 · LRV 22
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 28.39 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 28.39 · LRV 14

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.04
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-163
#3B6279
Superior
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 11
JG-85
#4E7280
Blue Skies
ΔE 8.11 · LRV 15
JG-86
#616F74
Storm Chaser
ΔE 10.31 · LRV 15
JG-79
#607577
Demo Day
ΔE 12.52 · LRV 17
JG-03
#617373
Duke Gray
ΔE 13.25 · LRV 16

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.69
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 220
#636E8F
Pitch Blue
ΔE 7.69 · LRV 16
NO. 281
#4D5B6A
Stiffkey Blue
ΔE 8.12 · LRV 10
NO. 289
#586768
Inchyra Blue
ΔE 12.49 · LRV 13
NO. 26
#626664
Down Pipe
ΔE 14.62 · LRV 13
NO. 288
#427E83
Vardo
ΔE 15.43 · LRV 18

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

UL240-20
Sausalito Port
LRV 15
N480-6
Nypd
LRV 15
S510-6
Durango Blue
LRV 13
MQ5-61
Ocean Storm
LRV 13
PPU14-01
Arrowhead Lake
LRV 16
550F-6
Regatta Bay
LRV 14

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #4D6C8A in HSL space. Pair Dark Room with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#4D6C8A + #8A6B4D
TRIADIC
#4D6C8A · #8A4D6C · #6C8A4D
ANALOGOUS
#4D8A8A · #4D6C8A · #4D4D8A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
5.49:1 AA
Sample text on black
3.83:1 AA Large

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

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