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Behr California Lilac#BED3FD · LRV 65

California Lilac reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 600A-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR CALIFORNIA LILAC
RGB 190, 211, 253 LRV 65

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name California Lilac
SKU 600A-3
Hex #BED3FD
RGB 190, 211, 253
HSL 220°, 94%, 87%
LRV 65
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Behr 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.

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.

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
Modern Blue
SKU 0608 · #BAD1E9 · LRV 62
ΔE 5.9 (different)
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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 blue from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.38
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5890
#C8DAF5
Fly a Kite
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 69
DE5862
#BBDAF8
Oh Boy!
ΔE 5.61 · LRV 67
DE5904
#D2D8F4
Flax Bloom
ΔE 6.28 · LRV 69
DE5855
#B3D9F3
Wild Blue Yonder
ΔE 8.49 · LRV 66
DE5841
#B8DFF8
Arctic Paradise
ΔE 9.21 · LRV 70

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.55
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
2067-60
#BCD2ED
Windmill Wings
ΔE 4.55 · LRV
2068-60
#CBCFEA
Purple Lace
ΔE 6.9 · LRV 62
814
#C0D7E8
Jet Stream
ΔE 8.82 · LRV
2064-60
#A8D5EF
Bluebelle
ΔE 10.03 · LRV
2063-60
#B1D6EA
Sapphireberry
ΔE 10.35 · LRV 64

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.32
All blue at Valspar →
V073-2
#B8CCE5
Periwinkle Dream
ΔE 5.32 · LRV 59.1
4004-9B
#C4CEE7
Twilight Mist
ΔE 5.46 · LRV 61.5
8001-47B
#CECFE8
Eventide
ΔE 8.26 · LRV 64
4006-9B
#AFD4EB
Gentle Wind
ΔE 9.29 · LRV 61.9
4007-7B
#B4D4E8
Escape
ΔE 9.33 · LRV 62.5

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.07
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1246-3
#C9D1E9
Globe Thistle
ΔE 6.07 · LRV 64
1242-2
#C2D7E9
Touch Of Blue
ΔE 8.04 · LRV 66
1161-2
#BED1E1
Sleep Baby Sleep
ΔE 8.63 · LRV 62
1248-4
#D0C8E6
Lilac Breeze
ΔE 11.21 · LRV 60
1237-3
#AED7EA
Ariel
ΔE 11.48 · LRV 64

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.75
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6968
#C2CBE0
Hyacinth Tint
ΔE 6.75 · LRV 60
SW 6814
#C7D1E2
Breathtaking
ΔE 7.65 · LRV 63
SW 6807
#B8CDDD
Wondrous Blue
ΔE 9.09 · LRV 59
SW 6821
#D1CBDF
Potentially Purple
ΔE 11.66 · LRV 62
SW 6800
#B0D6E6
Something Blue
ΔE 12.03 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.7
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 11.7 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 23.93 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 25.08 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 25.96 · LRV 53
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 26.67 · LRV 73

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.72
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 11.72 · LRV 56
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 15.63 · LRV 62
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 15.95 · LRV 56
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 16.24 · LRV 62
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 19.77 · LRV 69

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.65
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 13.65 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 14.48 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 15.25 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 18.3 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 18.64 · LRV 66

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.16
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 14.16 · LRV 59
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 15.25 · LRV 70
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 16.6 · LRV 63
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 16.83 · LRV 62
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 18.53 · LRV 69

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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.

P540-3
Canterbury Bells
LRV 64
590A-3
Beautiful Dream
LRV 65
600C-3
Periwinkle Bud
LRV 65
M540-3
Eternal Elegance
LRV 64
620A-3
Rhapsody Lilac
LRV 61
M550-3
Foxglove
LRV 62

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BED3FD + #FDE8BE
TRIADIC
#BED3FD · #FDBED3 · #D3FDBE
ANALOGOUS
#BEF3FD · #BED3FD · #C9BEFD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.51:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.93:1 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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