Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · Behr
Gray2 paint colors are named “Charcoal Blue”, compare them →View Charcoal Blue N490-5 on the Behr site ↗Hex
#6F7B84
LRV
19
Family
Gray
N490-5
Color profile
Light value
19 · Deep
Undertone
Cool cool, blue lean
Family
Gray Also reads blue
“After the backyard party has ended and the barbeque glow has cooled, Charcoal Blue — a mysterious, smokey gray-blue — remains in the center of the embers.”— Behr
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 19 Deep · absorbs more light than it reflects
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Charcoal BlueThis colorCharcoal BlueBehr · N490-5
CoordinatingRiviera SandBehr · 320E-3CoordinatingSweet Coconut MilkBehr · M230-1CoordinatingCasual KhakiBehr · N300-3Similar colors
Tap any color to compareCharcoal Blue vs Liquid Mercury
19LRV19
#6F7B84Hex#757A80
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, violet cast
Charcoal Blue vs Atlantic Shoreline
19LRV21
#6F7B84Hex#708189
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Charcoal Blue vs Silver Hill
19LRV17
#6F7B84Hex#6D747B
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Charcoal Blue vs Ocean Swell
19LRV19
#6F7B84Hex#727C7E
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Charcoal Blue vs Courtyard Blue
19LRV21
#6F7B84Hex#718084
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Charcoal Blue vs Forever Denim
19LRV23
#6F7B84Hex#778590
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareCharcoal Blue vs Deep Channel
19LRV19
#6F7B84Hex#6D7983
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Deep Channel is near-identical compared with Charcoal Blue.
Charcoal Blue vs Black Pepper
19LRV21
#6F7B84Hex#717C86
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Black Pepper is near-identical · 2 points lighter compared with Charcoal Blue.
Charcoal Blue vs Wolf Gray
19LRV21
#6F7B84Hex#727C83
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Wolf Gray is very close match · 2 points lighter compared with Charcoal Blue.
Charcoal Blue vs Elephant Gray
19LRV19
#6F7B84Hex#727A80
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Elephant Gray is very close match · warmer compared with Charcoal Blue.
Charcoal Blue vs Sheffield Gray
19LRV18
#6F7B84Hex#6B7680
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Sheffield Gray is very close match · 1 points darker compared with Charcoal Blue.
Charcoal Blue vs Favorite Flannel
19LRV18
#6F7B84Hex#70777E
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Favorite Flannel is very close match · 1 points darker · warmer compared with Charcoal Blue.
Charcoal Blue vs Downing Slate
19LRV21
#6F7B84Hex#777F86
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Downing Slate is very close match · 2 points lighter · warmer compared with Charcoal Blue.
Charcoal Blue vs Foggy Day
19LRV20
#6F7B84Hex#727C7F
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
Foggy Day is close match · warmer compared with Charcoal Blue.
Charcoal Blue vs Barrow Blue No.G8
19LRV19
#6F7B84Hex#6C7C80
GrayFamilyBlue
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue lean
Barrow Blue No.G8 is close match · leans greener compared with Charcoal Blue.
Charcoal Blue vs De Nimes
19LRV21
#6F7B84Hex#748284
GrayFamilyGray
cool, blue leanUndertonecool, blue cast
De Nimes is close match · 2 points lighter · warmer compared with Charcoal Blue.
The full strip
Light to dark · hover to open a colorCharcoal Blue, answered
What is the LRV of Charcoal Blue?
Charcoal Blue (N490-5) by Behr has a Light Reflectance Value of 19, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the dark range.
Is Charcoal Blue a warm or cool color?
Charcoal Blue has a cool undertone (cool, blue lean).
What is the closest match to Charcoal Blue from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Charcoal Blue is Deep Channel (8006-8E) by Valspar, near-identical.
Behr · N490-5
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