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Behr Canterbury BellsP540-3 · #BED1FF · LRV 64

Canterbury Bells reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the color's details, what Behr P540-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

BEHR CANTERBURY BELLS
RGB 190, 209, 255LRV 64

Color spec

BrandBehr
NameCanterbury Bells
SKUP540-3
Hex#BED1FF
RGB190, 209, 255
HSL222°, 100%, 87%
LRV64
Undertonecool blue tone
FamilyBlue
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About Behr Canterbury Bells

At LRV 64, Canterbury Bells 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.

Canterbury Bells 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.

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

600A-3 · LRV 65
620A-3 · LRV 61
590A-3 · LRV 65
M550-3 · LRV 62
600C-3 · LRV 65
M540-3 · LRV 64

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BED1FF in HSL space. Pair Canterbury Bells with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BED1FF + #FFECBE
TRIADIC
#BED1FF · #FFBED1 · #D1FFBE
ANALOGOUS
#BEF2FF · #BED1FF · #CCBEFF

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.53:1fail
Sample text on black
13.75:1AAA

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

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