Opera Glasses (Behr MQ5-24)
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Opera Glasses (Behr MQ5-24) is a very deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 7.8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Opera Glasses
Three Behr colors picked for Opera Glasses 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 Opera Glasses, 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 | Marea Baja | SW 9185 | 8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | In the Midnight Hour | 1666 | 10.2 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Everglade Deck | 5011-3 | 7 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue Bayberry | 1149-7 | 8 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Opera Glasses (LRV 7.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Opera Glasses
Darker than Opera Glasses
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ5-24 |
| Hex | #365360 |
| RGB | 54, 83, 96 |
| HSL | 199°, 28%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.6, -7.0, -11.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Opera Glasses (Behr MQ5-24), published as #365360
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Opera Glasses (Behr MQ5-24)?
- Opera Glasses has an LRV of 7.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Opera Glasses is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Opera Glasses in another brand?
- Marea Baja (SW 9185) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Opera Glasses warm or cool?
- Behr lists Opera Glasses as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.0; 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.