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Angelic Blue

M540-2 · #CED9E9 · LRV 69 · cool blue tone

M540-2 · #CED9E9 · LRV 69 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Angelic BlueBehr · M540-2
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Angelic Blue
BEHR · M540-2 · #CED9E9
Brand · codeBehrM540-2 · all Behr blues
LRV69Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue tone
FamilyBlue
Hex · RGB · HSL#CED9E9 · 206, 217, 233 · 216°, 38%, 86%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Resolute Blue40
  2. 2Honolulu Blue62
  3. 3Angelic Blue69
  4. 4Bashful Blue74
  5. 5Icy Bay83
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Angelic Blue, Really?

Angelic Blue reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M540-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Angelic Blue

Angelic Blue is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Angelic Blue

At LRV 69, Angelic Blue is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Angelic Blue 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr M540-2 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Behr Colors

The nearest shades to Angelic Blue within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Angelic Blue · 14.7 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Angelic Blue · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #CED9E9 in HSL space. Pair Angelic Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CED9E9 + #E9DECE
TRIADIC
#CED9E9 · #E9CED9 · #D9E9CE
ANALOGOUS
#CEE7E9 · #CED9E9 · #D1CEE9

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