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Behr Little Theater#6F758F · LRV 18

Little Theater reads as a blue / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ5-7 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR LITTLE THEATER
RGB 111, 117, 143 LRV 18

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Little Theater
SKU MQ5-7
Hex #6F758F
RGB 111, 117, 143
HSL 229°, 13%, 50%
LRV 18
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Behr Little Theater

With an LRV of 18, Little Theater 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.

Little Theater works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

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
Dancing in the Spring
SKU 1291 · #7B7289 · LRV 18
ΔE 6.54 (different)
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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 gray from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.14
All gray at Valspar →
8003-47E
#72799B
Puttin' on the Ritz
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 20
4002-8B
#71799F
Positively Purple
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 19.6
4003-4B
#6D7686
Seattle Haze
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 17.9
8003-46E
#607895
Indigo Dreams
ΔE 6.87 · LRV 18
8006-8E
#6D7983
Deep Channel
ΔE 8.88 · LRV 18

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.37
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6543
#757C91
Soulful Blue
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 20
SW 6550
#7E778E
Mythical
ΔE 5.96 · LRV 20
SW 6536
#6C7F9A
Searching Blue
ΔE 6.17 · LRV 21
SW 6557
#7A6B85
Wood Violet
ΔE 9.06 · LRV 16
SW 7619
#657B83
Labradorite
ΔE 12.65 · LRV 19

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.41
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1169-6
#6B6D85
Great Grape
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 16
1171-6
#6E6F82
Old Mill Blue
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 16
1173-6
#78738B
Plum Shade
ΔE 4.83 · LRV 18
1164-6
#627188
Blue Cloud
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 16
10-22
#667486
License To Dream
ΔE 6.05 · LRV 17

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.8
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1441
#6E7182
Amethyst Shadow
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 18
CC-930
#6E7182
Amethyst Shadow
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 18
1434
#747D92
In the Twilight
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 22
AF-580
#747D92
Luxe
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 22
CC-934
#747D92
In the Twilight
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 22

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.95
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5921
#787E93
Your Shadow
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 21
DE5914
#767C9E
Bossa Nova Blue
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 21
DE5901
#637195
Ocean Night
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 17
DE6341
#6C757D
Vulcan
ΔE 9.01 · LRV 17
DE6334
#68757E
Long Lake
ΔE 9.71 · LRV 17

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 220
#636E8F
Pitch Blue
ΔE 4 · LRV 16
NO. 271
#8D8089
Brassica
ΔE 11.53 · LRV 23
NO. 299
#6A7C80
De Nimes
ΔE 13.28 · LRV 19
NO. 47
#737C70
Green Smoke
ΔE 19.2 · LRV 19
NO. 288
#427E83
Vardo
ΔE 20.57 · LRV 18

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.45
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-MD-57
#5B6682
Blue'd Up
ΔE 6.45 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-33
#706473
Prince
ΔE 10.28 · LRV 14
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 11.83 · LRV 21
PNT100-MD-41
#427494
Hyperlink
ΔE 13.59 · LRV 16
PNT100-DP-66
#767665
Field Trip
ΔE 21.46 · LRV 18

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.78
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 9.78 · LRV 18
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 13.72 · LRV 27
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 19.55 · LRV 22
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 25 · LRV 14
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 27.4 · LRV 18

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.37
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-86
#616F74
Storm Chaser
ΔE 12.37 · LRV 15
JG-85
#4E7280
Blue Skies
ΔE 14.59 · LRV 15
JG-79
#607577
Demo Day
ΔE 14.92 · LRV 17
JG-03
#617373
Duke Gray
ΔE 15.19 · LRV 16
JG-78
#67827E
Tranquility
ΔE 18.38 · LRV 20

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

PPU16-17
Blue Aura
LRV 17
UL240-4
Lunar Shadow
LRV 18
N100-5
Plush Velvet
LRV 16
MQ5-11
Encore
LRV 17
BNC-20
Purple Rubiate
LRV 19
N540-5
Infamous
LRV 20

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #6F758F in HSL space. Pair Little Theater with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#6F758F + #8F896F
TRIADIC
#6F758F · #8F6F75 · #758F6F
ANALOGOUS
#6F858F · #6F758F · #796F8F

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
4.55:1 AA
Sample text on black
4.62:1 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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