Tropical Holiday (Behr 530B-6)
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Tropical Holiday (Behr 530B-6) is a deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 29.1, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tropical Holiday
Four Behr colors picked for Tropical Holiday 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 Tropical Holiday, 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 | Major Blue | SW 6795 | 29 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dream I Can Fly | 769 | 31.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Fragrant Bouquet | 5003-10B | 28 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Jamaican Sea | 1236-6 | 31 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Tropical Holiday (LRV 29.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Tropical Holiday
Darker than Tropical Holiday
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 530B-6 |
| Hex | #00A0C3 |
| RGB | 0, 160, 195 |
| HSL | 191°, 100%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.9, -22.3, -27.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tropical Holiday (Behr 530B-6), published as #00A0C3
#0096C1
#44AAC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tropical Holiday (Behr 530B-6)?
- Tropical Holiday has an LRV of 29.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tropical Holiday is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tropical Holiday in another brand?
- Dream I Can Fly (BM 769) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tropical Holiday warm or cool?
- Behr lists Tropical Holiday as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -27.8; 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.