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Behr Tibetan Turquoise#0086AA · LRV 20

Tibetan Turquoise reads as a blue-green / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ4-53 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR TIBETAN TURQUOISE
RGB 0, 134, 170 LRV 20

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Tibetan Turquoise
SKU MQ4-53
Hex #0086AA
RGB 0, 134, 170
HSL 193°, 100%, 33%
LRV 20
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Blue

About Behr Tibetan Turquoise

With an LRV of 20, Tibetan Turquoise is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Tibetan Turquoise 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
Blue Bliss
SKU 0675 · #0092AA · LRV 23
ΔE 6.16 (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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.16
All blue at Valspar →
V031-3
#0189AC
Blue to the Bone
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 20.1
5001-10C
#1080A7
Deep Blue Sea
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 18.4
5002-10C
#017FA4
Wishing Well
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 16.8
5001-8B
#3481A1
Blue China
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 19
8001-38F
#01819A
Best of Both Worlds
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 17

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.35
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1238-6
#2282A8
Blue Paisley
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 19
1237-7
#007DAC
Neptune
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 18
1236-7
#0090A8
Mediterranean Blue
ΔE 5.69 · LRV 23
1235-6
#1E8EA1
Safe Harbor
ΔE 6.56 · LRV 22
FLLW518
#1E8EA1
Wright Turquoise
ΔE 6.56 · LRV 22

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.7
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5830
#1E8CAB
Mediterranean Sea
ΔE 2.7 · LRV 22
DE5838
#0077A7
Summer Lake
ΔE 7.08 · LRV 16
DE5858
#3D87BB
Walker Lake
ΔE 7.7 · LRV 22
DE5761
#248591
River Fountain
ΔE 8.37 · LRV 19
DE5754
#008794
Tropical Teal
ΔE 8.56 · LRV 19

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.98
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6789
#01819E
Blue Mosque
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 18
SW 6796
#017CA7
Blue Plate
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 17
SW 6782
#018498
Cruising
ΔE 5.83 · LRV 19
SW 6803
#2377A2
Danube
ΔE 6.83 · LRV 16
SW 6775
#08808E
Briny
ΔE 8.33 · LRV 17

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.25
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
CW-615
#3C829F
Randolph Blue
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 22
762
#008299
Pacific Palisades
ΔE 4.85 · LRV 20
CW-620
#4580A8
Finley Blue
ΔE 6.6 · LRV 22
755
#2C8392
Salzburg Blue
ΔE 6.98 · LRV
761
#0493A7
Meridian Blue
ΔE 7.48 · LRV 26

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.39
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-41
#427494
Hyperlink
ΔE 8.39 · LRV 16
PNT100-DP-45
#357285
Sublime
ΔE 8.7 · LRV 14
PNT100-MD-75
#599896
Keep It Teal
ΔE 15.2 · LRV 27
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 18.06 · LRV 21
PNT100-MD-57
#5B6682
Blue'd Up
ΔE 19.96 · LRV 13

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.26
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 280
#599EC4
St Giles Blue
ΔE 10.26 · LRV 31
NO. 288
#427E83
Vardo
ΔE 10.95 · LRV 18
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
ΔE 11.42 · LRV 26
NO. 299
#6A7C80
De Nimes
ΔE 14.19 · LRV 19
NO. 220
#636E8F
Pitch Blue
ΔE 19.29 · LRV 16

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.55
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-85
#4E7280
Blue Skies
ΔE 10.55 · LRV 15
JG-79
#607577
Demo Day
ΔE 14.78 · LRV 17
JG-78
#67827E
Tranquility
ΔE 16.05 · LRV 20
JG-03
#617373
Duke Gray
ΔE 16.15 · LRV 16
JG-70
#6A887F
Spontaneous
ΔE 18.39 · LRV 22

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.73
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 13.73 · LRV 18
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 14.46 · LRV 27
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 20.28 · LRV 8
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 23.32 · LRV 22
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 32.24 · LRV 18

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

S-G-520
Blue Luxury
LRV 20
P490-7
Mayan Treasure
LRV 21
520B-7
Havasu
LRV 23
M490-6
Living Stream
LRV 17
S-G-530
Glacier Lake
LRV 18
MQ6-34
Prophetic Sea
LRV 22

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #0086AA in HSL space. Pair Tibetan Turquoise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#0086AA + #AA2400
TRIADIC
#0086AA · #AA0086 · #86AA00
ANALOGOUS
#00AA79 · #0086AA · #0031AA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
4.21:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
4.99:1 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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