Cloudy Day
540E-2 · #BFE0E0 · LRV 70 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wythe Blue48
- 2Ocean Boulevard53
- 3Cloudy Day70
- 4Bubble77
- 5Frosty Mint83
What Color Is Cloudy Day, Really?
Cloudy Day reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 540E-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cloudy Day
Cloudy Day 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
How Lighting Changes Cloudy Day
At LRV 70, Cloudy Day is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Cloudy Day 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 540E-2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Bathe BlueSW 6771 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Forget Me Not2049-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 72 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ring Box BlueV066-1 · Valspar | 0.6 | 68.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Aqua WhisperPPG1234-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Aqua WhisperPPG1234-3 · Glidden | 0.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Delectable Aqua233-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Cloudy Day 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 #BFE0E0 in HSL space. Pair Cloudy Day with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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