N420-5
Color profile
Light value
20 · Deep
Undertone
Warm warm, green lean
Family
Gray Also reads green
“Boreal is a rich green-gray creating a refreshed and rejuvenated environment.”— Behr
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 20 Deep · absorbs more light than it reflects
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around BorealThis colorBorealBehr · N420-5
CoordinatingCasual KhakiBehr · N300-3CoordinatingChaiBehr · S270-2CoordinatingCanyon CliffsBehr · ECC-45-2Similar colors
Tap any color to compareBoreal vs Cedar Forest
20LRV21
#717E73Hex#788078
GrayFamilyGray
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green cast
Boreal vs Heritage Park
20LRV17
#717E73Hex#69756C
GrayFamilyGray
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Boreal vs Sage Green
20LRV22
#717E73Hex#7B8472
GrayFamilyGreen
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Boreal vs Village Green
20LRV23
#717E73Hex#7E867C
GrayFamilyGray
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Boreal vs Wild Sage
20LRV23
#717E73Hex#7E877D
GrayFamilyGreen
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Boreal vs Bahia Grass
20LRV20
#717E73Hex#78806C
GrayFamilyGreen
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareBoreal vs Green Smoke
20LRV19
#717E73Hex#6F7B71
GrayFamilyGreen
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Green Smoke is very close match · 1 points darker compared with Boreal.
Boreal vs Lush
20LRV21
#717E73Hex#738071
GrayFamilyGreen
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Lush is very close match · 1 points lighter · warmer compared with Boreal.
Boreal vs Salty Sea
20LRV21
#717E73Hex#748377
GrayFamilyGray
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Salty Sea is very close match · 1 points lighter compared with Boreal.
Boreal vs Taiga
20LRV21
#717E73Hex#768078
GrayFamilyGray
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Taiga is very close match · leans redder compared with Boreal.
Boreal vs Rookwood Blue Green
20LRV21
#717E73Hex#738478
GrayFamilyGreen
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Rookwood Blue Green is close match · 1 points lighter · leans greener compared with Boreal.
Boreal vs Privet
20LRV19
#717E73Hex#6D7C6C
GrayFamilyGreen
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Privet is close match · 1 points darker · warmer compared with Boreal.
Boreal vs Calabash Clash
20LRV21
#717E73Hex#728478
GrayFamilyGray
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Calabash Clash is close match · 1 points lighter · leans greener compared with Boreal.
Boreal vs Thyme Green
20LRV19
#717E73Hex#737B6C
GrayFamilyGray
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Thyme Green is close match · 1 points darker · warmer compared with Boreal.
Boreal vs Rosepine
20LRV21
#717E73Hex#737E6B
GrayFamilyGreige
warm, green leanUndertonewarm, green lean
Rosepine is close match · warmer compared with Boreal.
The full strip
Light to dark · hover to open a colorBoreal, answered
What is the LRV of Boreal?
Boreal (N420-5) by Behr has a Light Reflectance Value of 20, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the dark range.
Is Boreal a warm or cool color?
Boreal has a warm undertone (warm, green lean).
What is the closest match to Boreal from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Boreal is Green Smoke (No. 47) by Farrow & Ball, very close match · 1 points darker.
Behr · N420-5
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