Carriage Ride (Behr P550-5)
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Carriage Ride (Behr P550-5) is a deep, cool purple from Behr: LRV 28.4, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Carriage Ride
Four Behr colors picked for Carriage Ride by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Carriage Ride, 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 | Dahlia | SW 6816 | 32 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | California Lilac | 2068-40 | 27.4 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Simply Purple | 4004-10B | 24 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Magical Moment | 17-06 | 24 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Carriage Ride (LRV 28.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Carriage Ride
Darker than Carriage Ride
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P550-5 |
| Hex | #8A8DC4 |
| RGB | 138, 141, 196 |
| HSL | 237°, 33%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.3, 11.5, -28.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Carriage Ride (Behr P550-5), published as #8A8DC4
#7684C2
#9E96C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Carriage Ride (Behr P550-5)?
- Carriage Ride has an LRV of 28.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Carriage Ride is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Carriage Ride in another brand?
- California Lilac (BM 2068-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 3.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Carriage Ride warm or cool?
- Behr lists Carriage Ride as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -28.8; 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.