Aerial View
S530-3 · #A0B2C8 · LRV 43 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Waterloo13
- 2Charcoal Blue19
- 3Aerial View43
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Aerial View, Really?
Aerial View reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr S530-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Aerial View
Aerial View is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Aerial View
Aerial View sits in the mid-range at LRV 43, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Aerial View are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr S530-3 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Porcelain GlazeCSP-550 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 43 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Morris BlueV110-4 · Valspar | 1.6 | 44.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | InnuendoPPG1165-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 43 | Color page → |
| Glidden | InnuendoPPG1165-4 · Glidden | 2.2 | 43 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Alchemist Blue339-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 42 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Country AirDET581 · Dunn-Edwards | 3.9 | 46 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Aerial View within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A0B2C8 in HSL space. Pair Aerial View with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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