Boot Cut (Behr S510-2)
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Boot Cut (Behr S510-2) is a medium, cool blue from Behr: LRV 52.2, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Boot Cut
Four Behr colors picked for Boot Cut 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 Boot Cut, 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 | Honest Blue | SW 6520 | 55 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Serenata | AF-535 | 51.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Sailboat | 4005-5B | 56 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Graceful | 1152-3 | 50 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Boot Cut (LRV 52.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Boot Cut
Darker than Boot Cut
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S510-2 |
| Hex | #AFC2CF |
| RGB | 175, 194, 207 |
| HSL | 204°, 25%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.4, -3.8, -8.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Boot Cut (Behr S510-2), published as #AFC2CF
#9CB8CD
#C2CCCF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Boot Cut (Behr S510-2)?
- Boot Cut has an LRV of 52.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Boot Cut is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Boot Cut in another brand?
- Honest Blue (SW 6520) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Boot Cut warm or cool?
- Behr lists Boot Cut as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.7; 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.