Walk Me Home (Behr MQ6-02)

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Walk Me Home (Behr MQ6-02) is a very deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 11.7, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Walk Me Home
Four Behr colors picked for Walk Me Home 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 Walk Me Home, 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 | Tempe Star | SW 6229 | 11 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Stained Glass | CSP-685 | 13.2 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Sequoia Glade | 5002-4C | 11 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Azalea Leaf | 1149-6 | 13 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Walk Me Home (LRV 11.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Walk Me Home
Darker than Walk Me Home
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ6-02 |
| Hex | #496568 |
| RGB | 73, 101, 104 |
| HSL | 186°, 18%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.8, -9.5, -5.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Walk Me Home (Behr MQ6-02), published as #496568
#365C66
#5B6E68
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Walk Me Home (Behr MQ6-02)?
- Walk Me Home has an LRV of 11.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Walk Me Home is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Walk Me Home in another brand?
- Stained Glass (BM CSP-685) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 3.0 (noticeably different).
- Is Walk Me Home warm or cool?
- Behr lists Walk Me Home as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.0; 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.