Rain Boots (Behr HDC-FL14-12)
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Rain Boots (Behr HDC-FL14-12) is a very deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rain Boots
Three Behr colors picked for Rain Boots by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Rain Boots, 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 | Indigo Batik | SW 7602 | 8 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Hudson Bay | 1680 | 9.8 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Dark Iris | 4009-5 | 8 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blueberry Pie | 1163-7 | 7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Rain Boots (LRV 7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Rain Boots
Darker than Rain Boots
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-FL14-12 |
| Hex | #354D65 |
| RGB | 53, 77, 101 |
| HSL | 210°, 31%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.8, -1.9, -16.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rain Boots (Behr HDC-FL14-12), published as #354D65
#1E4563
#495565
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rain Boots (Behr HDC-FL14-12)?
- Rain Boots has an LRV of 7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rain Boots is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rain Boots in another brand?
- Blueberry Pie (PPG 1163-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rain Boots warm or cool?
- Behr lists Rain Boots as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.8; 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.