Life At Sea (Behr M510-2)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Life At Sea (Behr M510-2) is a medium, cool blue from Behr: LRV 56.1, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Life At Sea
Four Behr colors picked for Life At 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 Life At 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 | Blissful Blue | SW 6527 | 56 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sea View | 836 | 54.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Sailboat | 4005-5B | 56 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sonata | 1157-3 | 55 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Life At Sea (LRV 56.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Life At Sea
Darker than Life At Sea
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M510-2 |
| Hex | #AFC9DC |
| RGB | 175, 201, 220 |
| HSL | 205°, 39%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.6, -4.7, -12.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Life At Sea (Behr M510-2), published as #AFC9DC
#9CBFDA
#C3D3DC
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Behr
More from Behr
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Life At Sea (Behr M510-2)?
- Life At Sea has an LRV of 56.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Life At Sea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Life At Sea in another brand?
- Sailboat (Valspar 4005-5B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Life At Sea warm or cool?
- Behr lists Life At Sea as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.3; 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.