Formal Affair (Behr BNC-19)
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Formal Affair (Behr BNC-19) is a deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 23.2, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Formal Affair
Four Behr colors picked for Formal Affair by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Formal Affair, 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 | Gentle Grape | SW 9074 | 26 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Purple Haze | 1413 | 23.5 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Seattle Haze | 4003-4B | 21 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Magic Dust | 13-24 | 21 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Formal Affair (LRV 23.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Formal Affair
Darker than Formal Affair
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BNC-19 |
| Hex | #848391 |
| RGB | 132, 131, 145 |
| HSL | 244°, 6%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.3, 3.3, -7.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Formal Affair (Behr BNC-19), published as #848391
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Formal Affair (Behr BNC-19)?
- Formal Affair has an LRV of 23.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Formal Affair is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Formal Affair in another brand?
- Purple Haze (BM 1413) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.8 (noticeably different).
- Is Formal Affair warm or cool?
- Behr lists Formal Affair as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.4; 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.