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Behr Song Bird#2086E9 · LRV 23

Song Bird reads as a blue / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr S-G-540 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR SONG BIRD
RGB 32, 134, 233 LRV 23

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Song Bird
SKU S-G-540
Hex #2086E9
RGB 32, 134, 233
HSL 210°, 82%, 52%
LRV 23
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Behr Song Bird

With an LRV of 23, Song Bird 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.

Song Bird 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
Skylla
SKU 0640 · #1F7CC2 · LRV 19
ΔE 5.69 (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 blue from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.93
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5865
#4A87CB
Safe Harbor
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 23
DE5858
#3D87BB
Walker Lake
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 22
DE5893
#5E81C1
Bodega Bay
ΔE 7.29 · LRV 22
DE5844
#3194CE
Splish Splash
ΔE 7.4 · LRV 26
DE5837
#0098C8
Pool Party
ΔE 12.38 · LRV 27

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.87
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1243-5
#518FD1
Blue Dart
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 26
1241-5
#3D8ED0
Magical Merlin
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 25
1241-6
#1E80C7
Electric Blue
ΔE 4.7 · LRV 20
1243-6
#3C7AC2
Royal Plume
ΔE 5.69 · LRV 19
1240-6
#1C8AC9
Newport Blue
ΔE 5.89 · LRV 23

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.35
All blue at Valspar →
8001-45F
#5985C0
Cobalt Glow
ΔE 5.35 · LRV 23
8001-43F
#3780B9
Pat-a-Pep
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 20
4006-10B
#4491C8
Someday
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 25.6
4008-10B
#0192CC
Blue Burst
ΔE 8.94 · LRV 24
4007-10B
#339BCF
Blue Tango
ΔE 10.19 · LRV 28.6

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.5
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-555
#5F8EC2
Waterloo
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 28
2067-40
#6289C6
Blue Lapis
ΔE 6.32 · LRV 27
2065-40
#1C94D0
Utah Sky
ΔE 8.21 · LRV 29
2066-40
#0F97D8
Rocky Mountain Sky
ΔE 8.52 · LRV
2064-40
#3195CA
Clearest Ocean Blue
ΔE 8.59 · LRV

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.54
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9065
#6487B0
Perfect Periwinkle
ΔE 7.54 · LRV 23
SW 6958
#0192C6
Dynamic Blue
ΔE 10.27 · LRV 25
SW 6803
#2377A2
Danube
ΔE 11.01 · LRV 16
SW 6796
#017CA7
Blue Plate
ΔE 11.87 · LRV 17
SW 6795
#289EC4
Major Blue
ΔE 15.08 · LRV 29

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.98
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
ΔE 7.98 · LRV 26
NO. 280
#599EC4
St Giles Blue
ΔE 10.98 · LRV 31
NO. 220
#636E8F
Pitch Blue
ΔE 17.71 · LRV 16
NO. 86
#7997A1
Stone Blue
ΔE 18.01 · LRV 29
NO. 288
#427E83
Vardo
ΔE 24.04 · LRV 18

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.7
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-41
#427494
Hyperlink
ΔE 11.7 · LRV 16
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 17.33 · LRV 32
PNT100-DP-45
#357285
Sublime
ΔE 18.55 · LRV 14
PNT100-MD-57
#5B6682
Blue'd Up
ΔE 19.87 · LRV 13
PNT100-MD-75
#599896
Keep It Teal
ΔE 26.79 · LRV 27

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 16.52
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 16.52 · LRV 18
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 16.84 · LRV 27
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 23.91 · LRV 41
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 32.8 · LRV 22
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 33.17 · LRV 38

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 17.75
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-85
#4E7280
Blue Skies
ΔE 17.75 · LRV 15
JG-95
#858C90
Deep Rock
ΔE 20.15 · LRV 26
JG-78
#67827E
Tranquility
ΔE 26.8 · LRV 20
JG-100
#8C848C
Pashmina Plum
ΔE 27.59 · LRV 24
JG-70
#6A887F
Spontaneous
ΔE 29.28 · LRV 22

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

P500-6
Deep River
LRV 24
S-G-550
Artesian Water
LRV 27
P510-6
Brilliant Blue
LRV 27
590B-6
Flying Fish
LRV 20
M540-6
Miracle Elixir
LRV 22
560B-7
Cerulean
LRV 18

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #2086E9 in HSL space. Pair Song Bird with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#2086E9 + #E98320
TRIADIC
#2086E9 · #E92086 · #86E920
ANALOGOUS
#20E9E7 · #2086E9 · #2022E9

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.72:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
5.65:1 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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