Midnight In The Tropics (Behr S480-7)
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Midnight In The Tropics (Behr S480-7) is a very deep, cool blue from Behr: LRV 9.3, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Midnight In The Tropics
Three Behr colors picked for Midnight In The Tropics 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 Midnight In The Tropics, 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 | Bunglehouse Blue | SW 0048 | 11 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | New Providence Navy | 1651 | 10.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Newport Gray | 4011-5 | 9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Oceania | 10-01 | 9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Midnight In The Tropics (LRV 9.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Midnight In The Tropics
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Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S480-7 |
| Hex | #435964 |
| RGB | 67, 89, 100 |
| HSL | 200°, 20%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.5, -5.4, -9.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Midnight In The Tropics (Behr S480-7), published as #435964
#305062
#556264
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Midnight In The Tropics (Behr S480-7)?
- Midnight In The Tropics has an LRV of 9.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Midnight In The Tropics is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Midnight In The Tropics in another brand?
- Oceania (PPG 10-01) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Midnight In The Tropics warm or cool?
- Behr lists Midnight In The Tropics as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.0; 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.