Club Navy (Behr QE-56)
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Club Navy (Behr QE-56) is a very deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 6.6, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Club Navy
Three Behr colors picked for Club Navy 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 Club Navy, 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 | Sea Serpent | SW 7615 | 7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Note | 2129-30 | 9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pitch Cobalt | 5010-2 | 7 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Midnight Hour | 1038-7 | 6 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Club Navy (LRV 6.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Club Navy
Darker than Club Navy
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | QE-56 |
| Hex | #3E4A54 |
| RGB | 62, 74, 84 |
| HSL | 207°, 15%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.8, -2.2, -7.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Club Navy (Behr QE-56), published as #3E4A54
#2D4252
#4F5254
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Club Navy (Behr QE-56)?
- Club Navy has an LRV of 6.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Club Navy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Club Navy in another brand?
- Blue Note (BM 2129-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Club Navy warm or cool?
- Behr lists Club Navy as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.5; 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.