California Lilac
600A-3 · #BED3FD · LRV 65 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3California Lilac65
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is California Lilac, Really?
California Lilac reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 600A-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for California Lilac
California Lilac 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 California Lilac
At LRV 65, California Lilac 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 California Lilac 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 600A-3 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 | Windmill Wings2067-60 · Benjamin Moore | 4.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Farrow & Ball | GraupelNO. G10 · Farrow & Ball | 4.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Modern Blue0608 · Diamond Vogel | 4.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| C2 Paint | Deep FreezeC2-769 · C2 Paint | 4.9 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to California Lilac 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 #BED3FD in HSL space. Pair California Lilac with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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