Hyacinth Tint
590E-3 · #BBD3EA · LRV 63 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Hyacinth Tint63
- 4After Rain68
- 5Bashful Blue74
What Color Is Hyacinth Tint, Really?
Hyacinth Tint reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 590E-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hyacinth Tint
Hyacinth Tint 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 Hyacinth Tint
At LRV 63, Hyacinth Tint 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 Hyacinth Tint 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 590E-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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Bewitching BlueSW 6960 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Windmill Wings2067-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Escape4007-7B · Valspar | 3.3 | 62.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sleep Baby Sleep1161-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale Wildflower Blue11BB 64/135 · Glidden | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wipeout139-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Hyacinth Tint 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 #BBD3EA in HSL space. Pair Hyacinth Tint with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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