Dayflower (Behr MQ3-54)
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Dayflower (Behr MQ3-54) is a medium, neutral blue from Behr: LRV 57.8, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dayflower
Four Behr colors picked for Dayflower 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 Dayflower, 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 | Sleepy Blue | SW 6225 | 58 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Yarmouth Blue | HC-150 | 55.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Sparkling Lake | 5002-3B | 58 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Misty Surf | 1034-4 | 55 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Dayflower (LRV 57.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dayflower
Darker than Dayflower
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-54 |
| Hex | #B8CCCD |
| RGB | 184, 204, 205 |
| HSL | 183°, 17%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.6, -6.5, -2.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dayflower (Behr MQ3-54), published as #B8CCCD
#A6C2CB
#CBD6CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dayflower (Behr MQ3-54)?
- Dayflower has an LRV of 57.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dayflower is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dayflower in another brand?
- Yarmouth Blue (BM HC-150) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Dayflower warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dayflower as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.8; 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.