Bloomsberry
640B-5 · #A59CFA · LRV 39 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Waterloo13
- 2Charcoal Blue19
- 3Bloomsberry39
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Bloomsberry, Really?
Bloomsberry reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr 640B-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Bloomsberry
Bloomsberry 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 Bloomsberry
Bloomsberry sits in the mid-range at LRV 39, 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 Bloomsberry 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.
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Bloomsberry 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 #A59CFA in HSL space. Pair Bloomsberry with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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