Garden Flower
670D-5 · #A290CD · LRV 32 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Blue Nova17
- 2Gothic Purple24
- 3Garden Flower32
- 4French Lilac56
- 5Potentially Purple62
What Color Is Garden Flower, Really?
Garden Flower reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr 670D-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Garden Flower
Garden Flower is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Garden Flower
Garden Flower sits in the mid-range at LRV 32, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its violet 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Garden Flower 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 670D-5 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 | Mighty Aphrodite1397 · Benjamin Moore | 3.9 | 36 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Purpleheart8001-48D · Valspar | 4.2 | 34 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Grape ArborPPG1247-5 · PPG / Glidden | 4.3 | 35 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Grape ArborPPG1247-5 · Glidden | 3.8 | 35 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Star Of PersiaDEFD01 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.1 | 30 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Gorgeous Hydrangea1242 · Diamond Vogel | 3.1 | 35 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Garden Flower 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 #A290CD in HSL space. Pair Garden Flower with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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