Eastern Breeze
PPL-70 · #DAE0E6 · LRV 74 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Eastern Breeze74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Eastern Breeze, Really?
Eastern Breeze reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPL-70 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Eastern Breeze
Eastern 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 Eastern Breeze
At LRV 74, Eastern Breeze 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.
Most complaints about Eastern 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 PPL-70 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 | Silent RippleSW 9682 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | First Snowfall1618 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Highland Winds8004-45A · Valspar | 1.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Harbor LightPPG1162-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Windsor HazePPG1167-2 · Glidden | 1.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Foamy Water342-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.7 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Eastern 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 #DAE0E6 in HSL space. Pair Eastern Breeze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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