Bayou
570B-4 · #8FD0FC · LRV 58 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Bayou58
- 4Windmill Wings63
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Bayou, Really?
Bayou reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 570B-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Bayou
Bayou 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.
How Lighting Changes Bayou
At LRV 58, Bayou 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.
Most complaints about Bayou 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 570B-4 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 | Grandma's Sweater787 · Benjamin Moore | 4.7 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bluish4006-9C · Valspar | 3.9 | 54.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet DreamsPPG1241-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue Chiffon77BG 57/234 · Glidden | 2.9 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Light AzureDE5842 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.8 | 51 | Color page → |
| Hirshfield's | Marzena Dream0637 · Hirshfield's | 4.6 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Bayou 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 #8FD0FC in HSL space. Pair Bayou with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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