Shallow Sea (Behr 520D-4)
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Shallow Sea (Behr 520D-4) is a medium, cool blue from Behr: LRV 49.3, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shallow Sea
Four Behr colors picked for Shallow Sea 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 Shallow Sea, 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 | Rapture Blue | SW 6773 | 47 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | How Blue Am I? | 752 | 49.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Playful Pool | 5005-7C | 52 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Idyllic Isle | 1235-4 | 52 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Shallow Sea (LRV 49.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Shallow Sea
Darker than Shallow Sea
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 520D-4 |
| Hex | #85C5CD |
| RGB | 133, 197, 205 |
| HSL | 187°, 42%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.7, -18.3, -10.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shallow Sea (Behr 520D-4), published as #85C5CD
#6FBBCB
#9BCFCD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shallow Sea (Behr 520D-4)?
- Shallow Sea has an LRV of 49.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shallow Sea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Shallow Sea in another brand?
- How Blue Am I? (BM 752) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shallow Sea warm or cool?
- Behr lists Shallow Sea as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.5; 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.