CP
BEHR · PPL-23

Behr Blooming Aster#D7E2EE · LRV 75

Blooming Aster reads as a blue / cool — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPL-23 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

BEHR BLOOMING ASTER
RGB 215, 226, 238 LRV 75

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Blooming Aster
SKU PPL-23
Hex #D7E2EE
RGB 215, 226, 238
HSL 211°, 40%, 89%
LRV 75
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Behr Blooming Aster

Blooming Aster is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Blooming Aster shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 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 gray from that brand.

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.75
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0607 · #D6E2ED · ΔE 0.75 · LRV 75
0601 · #DCE4ED · ΔE 1.56 · LRV 77
0586 · #DEE3E8 · ΔE 3.41 · LRV 76
0649 · #DAE3E4 · ΔE 5.13 · LRV 76
1244 · #E3E0E8 · ΔE 6.4 · LRV 75

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All gray at Kompozit →
0607 · #D4E1ED · ΔE 0.88 · LRV 74
0601 · #DBE4EC · ΔE 1.8 · LRV 77
0586 · #DDE3E7 · ΔE 3.66 · LRV 76
1258 · #E2E2EA · ΔE 4.86 · LRV 77
1244 · #E3E0E8 · ΔE 6.4 · LRV 75

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2067-70 · #D7E5F2 · ΔE 1.22 · LRV 77
813 · #D7E5EB · ΔE 3.53 · LRV 76
1415 · #DADDEA · ΔE 3.96 · LRV 73
2130-70 · #DCE1E4 · ΔE 4.19 · LRV 73
1401 · #E0E1E8 · ΔE 4.37 · LRV 75

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.28
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7137 · #D8E0EA · ΔE 1.28 · LRV 74
SW 7136 · #DEE5EC · ΔE 2.44 · LRV 78
SW 9682 · #D7E1E5 · ΔE 3.72 · LRV 74
SW 6812 · #DFE2E7 · ΔE 3.88 · LRV 76
SW 6798 · #D6E4E7 · ΔE 4.9 · LRV 76

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1164-2 · #DAE4ED · ΔE 1.37 · LRV 77
PPG1243-2 · #D2E0EB · ΔE 1.6 · LRV 73
PPG1241-1 · #D8E5ED · ΔE 2.4 · LRV 77
PPG1242-1 · #DAE2E8 · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 75
PPG1170-2 · #DDE0EA · ΔE 3.41 · LRV 75

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.6
All gray at Valspar →
M239 · #DAE1EB · ΔE 1.6 · LRV 74.9
V110-1 · #DBE3EA · ΔE 2.22 · LRV 76.1
8003-44A · #D6E4EA · ΔE 3.51 · LRV 76
V109-1 · #D6E4EA · ΔE 3.51 · LRV 75.5
8001-46A · #DDE0ED · ΔE 3.89 · LRV 75

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All gray at Dutch Boy →
139-2DB · #D6E2EB · ΔE 1.63 · LRV 75
433-1DB · #D9E3E9 · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 76
141-1DB · #DFE3EB · ΔE 2.99 · LRV 77
138-2DB · #D4E4EC · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 76
238-1DB · #D9E4E9 · ΔE 3.37 · LRV 76

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.38
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-771 · #D8E3EA · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 75
C2-803 · #DADCE2 · ΔE 4.15 · LRV 72
C2-722 · #CFDEE2 · ΔE 4.82 · LRV 71
C2-755 · #D9E4E5 · ΔE 5.36 · LRV 76
C2-721 · #D0E7E6 · ΔE 8.68 · LRV 76

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.99
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5812 · #D7E6EE · ΔE 2.99 · LRV 71
DE5819 · #DCE4E9 · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 71
DE5917 · #DEE1E9 · ΔE 3.38 · LRV 69
DE5805 · #CFE5F0 · ΔE 4.35 · LRV 70
DE5924 · #E2E2ED · ΔE 5.07 · LRV 70

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.71
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 314 · #DFE6EA · ΔE 3.71 · LRV 78
NO. 235 · #D1DADB · ΔE 5.48 · LRV 69
NO. 2011 · #DBDBDA · ΔE 6.92 · LRV 71
NO. 2006 · #E4DFDC · ΔE 8.84 · LRV 74
NO. 2001 · #E4E2DC · ΔE 9.42 · LRV 76

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.43
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-56 · #D2E4E8 · ΔE 5.43 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-06 · #E3E7E4 · ΔE 7.3 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-05 · #E6E6E4 · ΔE 7.35 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-34 · #D5E2DD · ΔE 8.64 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-72 · #DDE6DF · ΔE 9.29 · LRV 77

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.94
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-115 · #E5E8E4 · ΔE 7.94 · LRV 80
JG-119 · #DEDFD8 · ΔE 9.52 · LRV 73
JG-22 · #E5E4DB · ΔE 10.62 · LRV 77
JG-11 · #E0DFD4 · ΔE 11.5 · LRV 73
JG-103 · #E4E2D4 · ΔE 12.81 · LRV 76

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.41
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-JA · #EFEDE3 · ΔE 11.41 · LRV 86
BD-TR · #F4F2E7 · ΔE 12.07 · LRV 92
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 15.06 · LRV 65
BD-DS · #F2EAD2 · ΔE 16.98 · LRV 84
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 17.06 · LRV 73

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

S550-1 · LRV 74
M520-1A · LRV 74
600E-2 · LRV 76
S560-1 · LRV 74
N550-1 · LRV 73
PPL-70 · LRV 74

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D7E2EE in HSL space. Pair Blooming Aster with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D7E2EE + #EEE3D7
TRIADIC
#D7E2EE · #EED7E2 · #E2EED7
ANALOGOUS
#D7EDEE · #D7E2EE · #D8D7EE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.31:1 fail
Sample text on black
16:1 AAA

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

Behr Blooming Aster Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Blooming Aster from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr PPL-23 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Blooming Aster

The closest Diamond Vogel equivalent of Blooming Aster is Brush Blue (0607). At ΔE 0.75 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 75). If Diamond Vogel is your counter, order Brush Blue and you'll get the same color. See the full Brush Blue swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Blooming Aster

The closest Kompozit equivalent of Blooming Aster is Brush Blue (0607). At ΔE 0.88 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 74 vs 75). If Kompozit is your counter, order Brush Blue and you'll get the same color. See the full Brush Blue swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Blooming Aster

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is White Satin (2067-70), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.22). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 75) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blooming Aster without repainting risk. See the full White Satin swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blooming Aster

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Violet Vignette (SW 7137), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.28). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 74 vs 75) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blooming Aster without repainting risk. See the full Violet Vignette swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Blooming Aster

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Iceberg (PPG1164-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.37). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 75) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blooming Aster without repainting risk. See the full Iceberg swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Blooming Aster

Valspar's nearest match is Sueded Gray (M239), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.6). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 74.9 vs 75) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blooming Aster without repainting risk. See the full Sueded Gray swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Blooming Aster

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Bonefish (139-2DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.63). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 75) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blooming Aster without repainting risk. See the full Bonefish swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Blooming Aster

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Blooming Aster is Argon (C2-771) — very close at ΔE 2.38, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 75) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Argon swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Blooming Aster

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Blooming Aster is Frosty Fog (DE5917) — very close at ΔE 3.38, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 69 vs 75) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Frosty Fog swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Blooming Aster

Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Blooming Aster. The nearest is Sizing (NO. 314) at ΔE 3.71 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 75). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Sizing swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Blooming Aster

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Blooming Aster — the nearest deck color, Frozen (PNT100-LT-56), is clearly different (ΔE 5.43). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Behr PPL-23 instead. See the full Frozen swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Blooming Aster

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Blooming Aster — the nearest deck color, Chime Gray (JG-119), is clearly different (ΔE 9.52). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Behr PPL-23 instead. See the full Chime Gray swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Blooming Aster

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Blooming Aster — the nearest deck color, Jane (BD-JA), is clearly different (ΔE 11.41). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Behr PPL-23 instead. See the full Jane swatch →

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