Match Boudoir Blue

Behr Boudoir Blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 8. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Boudoir Blue
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Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48#424d83LRV 8Cool

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
Morning Glory
Boudoir Blue vs Morning Glory
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Morning Glory
6971 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
Southern Belle
Boudoir Blue vs Southern Belle
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
Benjamin Moore
Southern Belle
819 · LRV 12

A 3-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Southern Belle the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
Frozen Blue
Frozen Blue
Boudoir Blue vs Frozen Blue
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
Cloverdale Paint
Frozen Blue
0606 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.0Noticeable
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
Blue Jewel
Boudoir Blue vs Blue Jewel
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
PPG
Blue Jewel
PPG1167-7 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.7Noticeable
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
RAL 590-2
RAL 590-2
Boudoir Blue vs RAL 590-2
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 590-2
RAL 590-2 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
Smalt
Smalt
Boudoir Blue vs Smalt
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
Little Greene
Smalt
255 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.9Noticeable
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
Flashy Sapphire
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
Behr
Flashy Sapphire
P520-7 · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.0Noticeable
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
Honest Indigo
Honest Indigo
Boudoir Blue vs Honest Indigo
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
Dulux
Honest Indigo
77BB 07/344 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.6Noticeable
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
Signal blue
Signal blue
Boudoir Blue vs Signal blue
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
RAL ClassicClassic
Signal blue
RAL 5005 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.6Distinct
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
L356
Boudoir Blue vs L356
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
Tikkurila
L356
L356 · LRV 12

L356 reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 15.6Distinct
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
S 5040-R60B
S 5040-R60B
Boudoir Blue vs S 5040-R60B
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
NCS
S 5040-R60B
S 5040-R60B · LRV 4

Boudoir Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 16.6Distinct
Boudoir Blue
Pitch Blue
Boudoir Blue
Pitch Blue
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Blue
220 · LRV 15

A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes Pitch Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 18.4Distinct
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
Statement Blue
Statement Blue
Boudoir Blue vs Statement Blue
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
Jotun
Statement Blue
4863 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 20.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 20.1Distinct
Boudoir Blue
Boudoir Blue
Virtuoso
Virtuoso
Boudoir Blue vs Virtuoso
Behr
Boudoir Blue
MQ5-48 · LRV 8
Valspar
Virtuoso
M215 · LRV 4

Boudoir Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 26.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 26.0Very different