In Good Taste
0505 · #8999A4 · LRV 31 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Hale Navy8
- 2Waterloo13
- 3In Good Taste31
- 4Resolute Blue40
- 5Lost in the 80s51
What Color Is In Good Taste, Really?
In Good Taste reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0505 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for In Good Taste
In Good Taste is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes In Good Taste
In Good Taste sits in the mid-range at LRV 31, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about In Good Taste 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 Kompozit 0505 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 | DaphneSW 9151 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 32 | Color page → |
| Behr | Teton BlueN490-4 · Behr | 1.7 | 31 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Water's Edge1635 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 31 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Maritime HushT693 · Valspar | 2.0 | 30.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SeastonePPG10-11 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 30 | Color page → |
| Glidden | SeastonePPG10-11 · Glidden | 1.8 | 30 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to In Good Taste within Kompozit'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 #8999A4 in HSL space. Pair In Good Taste with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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