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French Porcelain

P520-2 · #AACDE8 · LRV 58 · cool blue tone

P520-2 · #AACDE8 · LRV 58 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

French PorcelainBehr · P520-2
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French Porcelain
BEHR · P520-2 · #AACDE8
Brand · codeBehrP520-2 · all Behr blues
LRV58Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue tone
FamilyBlue
Hex · RGB · HSL#AACDE8 · 170, 205, 232 · 206°, 57%, 79%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Resolute Blue40
  2. 2Lost in the 80s51
  3. 3French Porcelain58
  4. 4Windmill Wings63
  5. 5After Rain68
Undertone and depth

What Color Is French Porcelain, Really?

French Porcelain reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr P520-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for French Porcelain

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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes French Porcelain

At LRV 58, French Porcelain 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about French Porcelain 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr P520-2 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Behr Colors

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.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on French Porcelain · 12.6 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on French Porcelain · 1.7 : 1 · fails for text

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 #AACDE8 in HSL space. Pair French Porcelain with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#AACDE8 + #E8C5AA
TRIADIC
#AACDE8 · #E8AACD · #CDE8AA
ANALOGOUS
#AAE8E4 · #AACDE8 · #AAAEE8

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