Liquid Blue (Behr 520B-5)
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Liquid Blue (Behr 520B-5) is a medium, cool blue from Behr: LRV 40.3, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Liquid Blue
Four Behr colors picked for Liquid Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Liquid Blue, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Fountain | SW 6787 | 39 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Atlantis Blue | 768 | 39.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Ocean Sigh | 5002-10A | 36 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | High Dive | 1236-5 | 41 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Liquid Blue (LRV 40.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Liquid Blue
Darker than Liquid Blue
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 520B-5 |
| Hex | #55B7CE |
| RGB | 85, 183, 206 |
| HSL | 191°, 55%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.7, -22.0, -20.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Liquid Blue (Behr 520B-5), published as #55B7CE
#31ADCC
#71C1CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Liquid Blue (Behr 520B-5)?
- Liquid Blue has an LRV of 40.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Liquid Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Liquid Blue in another brand?
- Fountain (SW 6787) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Liquid Blue warm or cool?
- Behr lists Liquid Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -20.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.