Greek Isles
P510-1 · #BBDCF0 · LRV 68 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Honolulu Blue62
- 3Greek Isles68
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Greek Isles, Really?
Greek Isles reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr P510-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Greek Isles
Greek Isles 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.
How Lighting Changes Greek Isles
At LRV 68, Greek Isles 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.
Most complaints about Greek Isles 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 P510-1 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 | Morning Glory785 · Benjamin Moore | 3.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | New PrinceV069-2 · Valspar | 3.0 | 67.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Touch Of BluePPG1242-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Afton Blue70BG 68/163 · Glidden | 1.1 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blue Crab Claw137-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.6 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Island ViewDE5848 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.9 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Greek Isles 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 #BBDCF0 in HSL space. Pair Greek Isles with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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