Same name, different colors

Blue Echo: 4 paint colors share this name.

Behr, Benjamin Moore, Valspar and 1 other each sell a color called Blue Echo. They are close in name only. Here is how they actually differ.

Side by side

Set next to each other, the differences in value and undertone show up immediately.

BehrBlue EchoS460-3 · #8DBBC9LRV45LightnessMediumUndertoneCoolView Behr S460-3

Benjamin MooreBlue EchoAF-505 · #6E888DLRV24LightnessDarkUndertoneCoolView Benjamin Moore AF-505

ValsparBlue Echo8004-44C · #A4B1C1LRV43LightnessMediumUndertoneCoolView Valspar 8004-44C

ValsparBlue EchoV111-3 · #A8B4C4LRV45LightnessMediumUndertoneCoolView Valspar V111-3

Brand	Code	Hex	LRV	Undertone	Family
Behr	S460-3	#8DBBC9	45	Cool	Blue
Benjamin Moore	AF-505	#6E888D	24	Cool	Gray
Valspar	8004-44C	#A4B1C1	43	Cool	Blue
Valspar	V111-3	#A8B4C4	45	Cool	Blue

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

S460-3 is 21 points lighter than AF-505.

S460-3 is 2 points lighter than 8004-44C.

S460-3 is nearly identical to V111-3 in value and undertone.

AF-505 is 19 points darker than 8004-44C.

AF-505 is 21 points darker than V111-3.

8004-44C is 2 points darker than V111-3.

Blue Echo · 4 brands

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