Portsmouth Bay (Behr QE-52)
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Portsmouth Bay (Behr QE-52) is a medium, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 40.5, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Portsmouth Bay
Four Behr colors picked for Portsmouth Bay by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Portsmouth Bay, 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 | Breezy | SW 7616 | 41 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Mount Saint Anne | 1565 | 41.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Arrow | 5001-3C | 42 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Polaris | 10-04 | 41 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Portsmouth Bay (LRV 40.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Portsmouth Bay
Darker than Portsmouth Bay
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | QE-52 |
| Hex | #A1ADAD |
| RGB | 161, 173, 173 |
| HSL | 180°, 7%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.8, -4.2, -1.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Portsmouth Bay (Behr QE-52), published as #A1ADAD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Portsmouth Bay (Behr QE-52)?
- Portsmouth Bay has an LRV of 40.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Portsmouth Bay is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Portsmouth Bay in another brand?
- Breezy (SW 7616) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Portsmouth Bay warm or cool?
- Behr lists Portsmouth Bay as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.4; 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.