Elusive Blue
T15-8 · #B1C7D0 · LRV 55 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Elusive Blue55
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Elusive Blue, Really?
Elusive Blue reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr T15-8 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Elusive Blue
Elusive Blue 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Elusive Blue
At LRV 55, Elusive Blue is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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.
Most complaints about Elusive Blue are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr T15-8 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Honest BlueSW 6520 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Stream1668 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Annabelle8004-38B · Valspar | 1.8 | 54 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | TwinklePPG1154-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | TwinklePPG1154-4 · Glidden | 1.7 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Muted Rain338-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Elusive Blue within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #B1C7D0 in HSL space. Pair Elusive Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Have you painted with Elusive Blue?
Rate it — one tap helps the next reader decide.
Ask a Question