Etude Lilac
N100-2 · #D9DCEA · LRV 72 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Etude Lilac72
- 4Misty Lilac79
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Etude Lilac, Really?
Etude Lilac reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr N100-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Etude Lilac
Etude Lilac 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Etude Lilac
At LRV 72, Etude Lilac 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 Etude Lilac 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 N100-2 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 | Wishful BlueSW 6813 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lavender Secret1415 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Super Nova4004-9A · Valspar | 0.5 | 73.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Weeping WisteriaPPG1246-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Weeping WisteriaPPG1246-2 · Glidden | 1.3 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Iced Amethyst244-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Etude Lilac 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 #D9DCEA in HSL space. Pair Etude Lilac with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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