Provence Blue

With an LRV of about 31, Provence Blue is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Provence Blue in other brands

• Oval Room Blue Farrow & Ball 85 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Coral Reef Blue Jotun 6385 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Blue Grass Field Glidden 70GG 32/067 Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Atmospheric Benjamin Moore AF-500 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.1
• Café Blue Valspar 5001-4A Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• June Gloom KILZ TB-67 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Veranda Charm Behr PPF-36 Light Gray
• Juniper Ash Behr PPU12-16 Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns olive
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Provence Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -0.6 and a value of -7.0 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Farrow & Ball color to Provence Blue?

Oval Room Blue (85), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Provence Blue?

≈ 31. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.