Starless Night (Behr PPU14-20)
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Starless Night (Behr PPU14-20) is a very deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 6.3, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Starless Night
Three Behr colors picked for Starless Night 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 Starless Night, 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 | Charcoal Blue | SW 2739 | 6 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hale Navy | HC-154 | 8.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Royal Navy | 4011-4 | 7 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cavalry | 1041-7 | 7 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Starless Night (LRV 6.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Starless Night
Darker than Starless Night
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU14-20 |
| Hex | #3E4855 |
| RGB | 62, 72, 85 |
| HSL | 214°, 16%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.2, -0.6, -9.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Starless Night (Behr PPU14-20), published as #3E4855
#2D4053
#4F5055
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Starless Night (Behr PPU14-20)?
- Starless Night has an LRV of 6.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Starless Night is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Starless Night in another brand?
- Royal Navy (Valspar 4011-4) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Starless Night warm or cool?
- Behr lists Starless Night as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.1; 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.