Floating Blue
HDC-SM14-8 · #AFC9CF · LRV 55 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Van Courtland Blue31
- 2Wythe Blue48
- 3Floating Blue55
- 4Jetstream60
- 5Meander Blue66
What Color Is Floating Blue, Really?
Floating Blue reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr HDC-SM14-8 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Floating Blue
Floating Blue 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
How Lighting Changes Floating Blue
At LRV 55, Floating Blue 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 Floating Blue 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 HDC-SM14-8 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 | Billowy BreezeSW 9055 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Stream1668 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Annabelle8004-38B · Valspar | 3.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Misty SurfPPG1034-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sea Spray30BG 56/097 · Glidden | 1.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blue Resolute336-3DB · Dutch Boy | 0.6 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Floating Blue 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 #AFC9CF in HSL space. Pair Floating Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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