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Behr Aspiring Blue#A1DFC9 · LRV 65

Aspiring Blue reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr S440-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR ASPIRING BLUE
RGB 161, 223, 201 LRV 65

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Aspiring Blue
SKU S440-3
Hex #A1DFC9
RGB 161, 223, 201
HSL 159°, 49%, 75%
LRV 65
Undertone green / cool
Family Green

About Behr Aspiring Blue

At LRV 65, Aspiring Blue is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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.

Aspiring 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Turquoise Tower
SKU 0714 · #A8E3CC · LRV 68
ΔE 1.22 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.68
All green at Benjamin Moore →
590
#A1DFCB
Celadon
ΔE 0.68 · LRV
577
#A1DFC5
Mermaid's Tale
ΔE 1.32 · LRV
612
#9FE3CE
Hills of Ireland
ΔE 1.32 · LRV
2038-50
#95DDC7
Return to Paradise
ΔE 1.81 · LRV
2036-50
#A4DCC1
Marina Bay
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 62

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.45
All green at PPG / Glidden →
1229-3
#98DDC5
Almost Aqua
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 62
1227-3
#A7E0C2
Mountain Mint
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 65
1228-3
#A2D4BD
Flowering Cactus
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 58
1230-3
#A5D8CD
Whirlpool
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 62
1226-3
#B9DCC3
Sprite Twist
ΔE 5.84 · LRV 65

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.99
All green at Valspar →
6003-9B
#ADE1C5
Mino's Eye
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 66.6
5008-9C
#93DECE
Fresh Mist
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 63.1
5008-9B
#A8E3D7
Aquatic Mist
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 68.3
5007-9B
#A8DACF
Aqua Glow
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 62.8
V065-3
#9BD8D3
Electro Chill
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 60.5

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.25
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5681
#A2EBD8
Pale Jade
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 72
DE5695
#87E0CF
Seafoam
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 63
DE5668
#A7D3B7
Glenwood Green
ΔE 4.84 · LRV 58
DE5702
#AEDDD3
Jaded Clouds
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 65
DE5625
#BDE1C4
Mother Nature
ΔE 6.26 · LRV 69

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.38
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6751
#A1D4C8
Refresh
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 59
SW 6937
#87DCCE
Tantalizing Teal
ΔE 4.83 · LRV 61
SW 6758
#A1D5CB
Aqueduct
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 59
SW 6744
#B7D7BF
Reclining Green
ΔE 6.52 · LRV 62
SW 6765
#A7DCDC
Spa
ΔE 8.53 · LRV 65

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.94
All green at Clare →
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 11.94 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 12.26 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 13.31 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 13.66 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 15.3 · LRV 60

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.24
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 12.24 · LRV 67
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 13.26 · LRV 55
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 13.36 · LRV 56
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 15.85 · LRV 61
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 17.51 · LRV 63

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.89
All green at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 12.89 · LRV 59
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 16.71 · LRV 71
NO. 206
#DBDAB6
Green Ground
ΔE 16.91 · LRV 69
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 17.47 · LRV 62
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 17.71 · LRV 61

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 18.79
All green at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 18.79 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 19.98 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 20.19 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 20.33 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 30.4 · LRV 60

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

510E-3
Ocean Kiss
LRV 65
500F-4
Swan Sea
LRV 63
480E-3
Marina Isle
LRV 67
MQ4-18
Free Spirit
LRV 64
S430-2
Fresh Tone
LRV 67
520E-3
Velvet Morning
LRV 68

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A1DFC9 in HSL space. Pair Aspiring Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A1DFC9 + #DFA1B7
TRIADIC
#A1DFC9 · #C9A1DF · #DFC9A1
ANALOGOUS
#A1DFAA · #A1DFC9 · #A1D6DF

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.51:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.91:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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