Dark Room (Behr BNC-29)
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Dark Room (Behr BNC-29) is a very deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark Room
Four Behr colors picked for Dark Room 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 Dark Room, 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 | Granite Peak | SW 6250 | 14 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Andes Summit | CSP-600 | 14.1 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Smoky Pitch | 4007-4B | 15 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue Zephyr | 1042-6 | 13 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Dark Room (LRV 15 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Room
Darker than Dark Room
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BNC-29 |
| Hex | #626D7B |
| RGB | 98, 109, 123 |
| HSL | 214°, 11%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.6, -0.9, -9.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Room (Behr BNC-29), published as #626D7B
#506479
#73767B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Room (Behr BNC-29)?
- Dark Room has an LRV of 15 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark Room is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dark Room in another brand?
- Granite Peak (SW 6250) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.3 (very close).
- Is Dark Room warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dark Room as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.2; 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.