Soft Turquoise (Behr P460-3)
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Soft Turquoise (Behr P460-3) is a medium, cool blue from Behr: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Turquoise
Four Behr colors picked for Soft Turquoise 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 Soft Turquoise, 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 | Mariner | SW 6766 | 46 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mexicali Turquoise | 662 | 53.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Aqua Ocean | 5005-10A | 47 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tropical Splash | 1233-5 | 51 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Soft Turquoise (LRV 53 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Turquoise
Darker than Soft Turquoise
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P460-3 |
| Hex | #75CFD0 |
| RGB | 117, 207, 208 |
| HSL | 181°, 49%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.9, -26.6, -8.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Turquoise (Behr P460-3), published as #75CFD0
#5BC5CE
#8DD9D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Turquoise (Behr P460-3)?
- Soft Turquoise has an LRV of 53 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Turquoise is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Turquoise in another brand?
- Mexicali Turquoise (BM 662) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Soft Turquoise warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soft Turquoise as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.9; 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.