Galway
M390-3 · #C4DDBB · LRV 67 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Galway67
- 4Gratifying Green74
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Galway, Really?
Galway reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M390-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Galway
Galway 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 Galway
At LRV 67, Galway 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 Galway 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 M390-3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Cucumber Salad562 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Crocodile Dreams5007-5A · Valspar | 2.9 | 67.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | DreamcatcherPPG1131-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | DreamcatcherPPG1131-3 · Glidden | 2.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Springy Green228-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Mother NatureDE5625 · Dunn-Edwards | 3.4 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Galway 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 #C4DDBB in HSL space. Pair Galway with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Have you painted with Galway?
Rate it — one tap helps the next reader decide.
Ask a Question