Folk Tale
P400-3 · #B2E1BC · LRV 67 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Folk Tale67
- 4Gratifying Green74
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Folk Tale, Really?
Folk Tale reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr P400-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Folk Tale
Folk Tale 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Folk Tale
At LRV 67, Folk Tale is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Folk Tale 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 P400-3 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 | Reclining GreenSW 6744 · Sherwin-Williams | 5.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Grassy Meadows570 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mino's Eye6003-9B · Valspar | 3.0 | 66.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Mountain MintPPG1227-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mountain MintPPG1227-3 · Glidden | 3.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Kiss of Mint129-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Folk Tale 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 #B2E1BC in HSL space. Pair Folk Tale with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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