First Rain
P520-1 · #BDD8EC · LRV 66 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3First Rain66
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is First Rain, Really?
First Rain reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr P520-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for First Rain
First Rain 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 First Rain
At LRV 66, First Rain 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 First Rain 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 P520-1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Jet Stream814 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lingerie BlueV034-1 · Valspar | 2.1 | 67 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Touch Of BluePPG1242-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Siesta Key Blue70BG 67/126 · Glidden | 1.7 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wipeout139-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Something BlueHGSW 1376 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 4.3 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to First Rain 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 #BDD8EC in HSL space. Pair First Rain with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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