Distant Shore
S500-1 · #C2D8E3 · LRV 66 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Distant Shore66
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Distant Shore, Really?
Distant Shore reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S500-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Distant Shore
Distant Shore 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.
How Lighting Changes Distant Shore
At LRV 66, Distant Shore 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 Distant Shore 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 S500-1 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 | BalmySW 6512 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bright and Early834 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Chapel ChoirV070-1 · Valspar | 0.9 | 66.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Magic WandPPG1158-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Magic WandPPG1158-2 · Glidden | 0.2 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Slighted Blue238-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.7 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Distant Shore 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 #C2D8E3 in HSL space. Pair Distant Shore with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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