Peaceful Blue (Behr S470-3)
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Peaceful Blue (Behr S470-3) is a medium, cool blue from Behr: LRV 44.1, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Peaceful Blue
Four Behr colors picked for Peaceful Blue 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 Peaceful Blue, 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 | French Moire | SW 9056 | 47 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Exhale | AF-515 | 46.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Memorybook Blue | 4007-5C | 50 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Mountain Stream | 1149-4 | 41 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Peaceful Blue (LRV 44.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Peaceful Blue
Darker than Peaceful Blue
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S470-3 |
| Hex | #9AB6C0 |
| RGB | 154, 182, 192 |
| HSL | 196°, 23%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.3, -7.3, -8.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Peaceful Blue (Behr S470-3), published as #9AB6C0
#87ACBE
#ADC0C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Peaceful Blue (Behr S470-3)?
- Peaceful Blue has an LRV of 44.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Peaceful Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Peaceful Blue in another brand?
- Exhale (BM AF-515) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Peaceful Blue warm or cool?
- Behr lists Peaceful Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.2; 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.