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Behr French Porcelain#AFE5FD · LRV 72

French Porcelain reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr P520-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR FRENCH PORCELAIN
RGB 175, 229, 253 LRV 72

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name French Porcelain
SKU P520-2
Hex #AFE5FD
RGB 175, 229, 253
HSL 198°, 95%, 84%
LRV 72
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Blue

About Behr French Porcelain

At LRV 72, French Porcelain 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.

French Porcelain 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Kyoto
SKU 0657 · #BEE3EA · LRV 72
ΔE 6.12 (different)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.45
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5834
#B0E0F6
Azure Sky
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 69
DE5841
#B8DFF8
Arctic Paradise
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 70
DE5778
#B1E2EE
Crystal River
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 70
DE5854
#C6E3F7
Fresh Water
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 74
DE5750
#B4E5EC
Winter Escape
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 72

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.55
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
2060-60
#A9DBEF
Turquoise Haze
ΔE 2.55 · LRV
2059-60
#AADCEE
Splash
ΔE 2.8 · LRV
785
#B7DDEB
Morning Glory
ΔE 4.06 · LRV
2055-60
#AEE1EA
Serenity
ΔE 5.66 · LRV
2056-60
#AFE3E9
Blue Seafoam
ΔE 6.91 · LRV 69

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.2
All blue at Valspar →
8001-41B
#B2DDED
Lady in Waiting
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 67
V033-1
#B2DDED
Lady in Waiting
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 67
8002-42A
#B8DFEE
Quiet Nook
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 69
8002-40B
#B5DFEB
Bright and Breezy
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 69
V069-2
#B9DDEB
New Prince
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 67.8

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.37
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6792
#B7DFE8
Minor Blue
ΔE 5.37 · LRV 69
SW 6785
#B4E0E7
Quench Blue
ΔE 6.16 · LRV 69
SW 6799
#C3DFE8
Soar
ΔE 6.47 · LRV 70
SW 6778
#C6E3E8
Aviary Blue
ΔE 7.45 · LRV 73
SW 6771
#C2E0E3
Bathe Blue
ΔE 8.09 · LRV 70

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.7
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1236-3
#C6E4EB
Surf's Up
ΔE 6.7 · LRV 73
1240-2
#CBE3EE
Niagara Falls
ΔE 6.98 · LRV 74
1241-2
#C8DDEE
Blue Booties
ΔE 7.79 · LRV 70
1233-3
#C3E7E8
Pale Seafoam
ΔE 8.62 · LRV 75
1233-4
#B5E4E4
Seascape Green
ΔE 9.17 · LRV 71

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.9
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 8.9 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 9.62 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 13.64 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-72
#DDE6DF
Flow State
ΔE 15.43 · LRV 77
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 17.17 · LRV 70

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.13
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 9.13 · LRV 51
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 19.49 · LRV 86
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 19.96 · LRV 92
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 22.57 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 24.45 · LRV 73

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.71
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 13.71 · LRV 70
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 15.61 · LRV 62
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 17.02 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 17.54 · LRV 69
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 18.02 · LRV 71

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 15.26
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 15.26 · LRV 62
JG-115
#E5E8E4
Cloudy Gray
ΔE 16.1 · LRV 80
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 17.54 · LRV 73
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 18.4 · LRV 69
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 18.7 · LRV 67

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to French Porcelain within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

570C-3
Tender Twilight
LRV 73
560A-3
Utah Sky
LRV 76
P510-2
Mediterranean Charm
LRV 75
M530-2
Skys The Limit
LRV 71
M510-2
Life At Sea
LRV 69
580C-3
Impressionist Sky
LRV 70

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #AFE5FD in HSL space. Pair French Porcelain with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#AFE5FD + #FDC7AF
TRIADIC
#AFE5FD · #FDAFE5 · #E5FDAF
ANALOGOUS
#AFFDEE · #AFE5FD · #AFBEFD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.36:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.45:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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