Country Breeze
740A-2 · #E2DFE2 · LRV 74 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Country Breeze74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Country Breeze, Really?
Country Breeze reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 740A-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Country Breeze
Country Breeze 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Country Breeze
At LRV 74, Country Breeze is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Country Breeze 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 740A-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 | OpalescentSW 9686 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Raindrops on Roses1443 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Soft Silk7004-2 · Valspar | 0.6 | 74.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | February FrostPPG1173-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | February FrostPPG1173-2 · Glidden | 1.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Chalky Purple345-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.7 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Country Breeze 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 #E2DFE2 in HSL space. Pair Country Breeze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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