Gentle Sea (Behr S470-2)
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Gentle Sea (Behr S470-2) is a medium, cool blue from Behr: LRV 55.1, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gentle Sea
Four Behr colors picked for Gentle Sea 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 Gentle Sea, 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 | Billowy Breeze | SW 9055 | 55 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Stream | 1668 | 55.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | High Noon | 5001-5B | 52 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Midsummer's Dream | 1151-3 | 60 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Gentle Sea (LRV 55.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Gentle Sea
Darker than Gentle Sea
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S470-2 |
| Hex | #B0C8D0 |
| RGB | 176, 200, 208 |
| HSL | 195°, 25%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.1, -6.4, -6.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentle Sea (Behr S470-2), published as #B0C8D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gentle Sea (Behr S470-2)?
- Gentle Sea has an LRV of 55.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gentle Sea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gentle Sea in another brand?
- Blue Stream (BM 1668) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gentle Sea warm or cool?
- Behr lists Gentle Sea as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.7; 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.