Juniper Breeze
N420-1 · #D9E0D8 · LRV 73 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Juniper Breeze, Really?
Juniper Breeze reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr N420-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Juniper Breeze
Juniper Breeze 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Juniper Breeze
At LRV 73, Juniper Breeze 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 Juniper Breeze 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 N420-1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Window PaneSW 6210 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Green Tint2139-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Luna5005-3A · Valspar | 1.9 | 72 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Salty BreezePPG1033-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Oriental Ivory50GY 73/049 · Glidden | 1.1 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fairy Wing332-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Juniper Breeze 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 #D9E0D8 in HSL space. Pair Juniper Breeze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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