Match Shadow Blue
Behr Shadow Blue is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 44. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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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.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Shadow Blue reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 0), opening up a space where Celtic Blue encloses it. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 44 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Steel Parade the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 47 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
RAL 180-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 47 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 44) makes Parma Gray the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Shadow Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Shadow Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.