Contemplation
700E-3 · #BED9C2 · LRV 64 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Contemplation, Really?
Contemplation reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 700E-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Contemplation
Contemplation 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Contemplation
At LRV 64, Contemplation is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Contemplation 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 700E-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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Reclining GreenSW 6744 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Van Alen GreenHC-120 · Benjamin Moore | 4.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sunlit SeaM323 · Valspar | 3.1 | 63.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sprite TwistPPG1226-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pastorale Jade70GY 65/166 · Glidden | 1.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Coastal Green230-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Contemplation 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 #BED9C2 in HSL space. Pair Contemplation with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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