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Lilac Mauve

670E-3 · #DAD8EA · LRV 70 · cool blue tone

670E-3 · #DAD8EA · LRV 70 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Lilac MauveBehr · 670E-3
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Lilac Mauve
BEHR · 670E-3 · #DAD8EA
Brand · codeBehr670E-3 · all Behr purples
LRV70Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue tone
FamilyPurple
Hex · RGB · HSL#DAD8EA · 218, 216, 234 · 247°, 30%, 88%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1French Lilac56
  2. 2Lavender Mist63
  3. 3Lilac Mauve70
  4. 4White Lavender76
  5. 5Barely Pink87
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Lilac Mauve, Really?

Lilac Mauve reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 670E-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Lilac Mauve

Lilac Mauve 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Lilac Mauve

At LRV 70, Lilac Mauve 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Lilac Mauve 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 670E-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.

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Similar Behr Colors

The nearest shades to Lilac Mauve within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Lilac Mauve · 15 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Lilac Mauve · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #DAD8EA in HSL space. Pair Lilac Mauve with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DAD8EA + #E8EAD8
TRIADIC
#DAD8EA · #EADAD8 · #D8EADA
ANALOGOUS
#D8DFEA · #DAD8EA · #E3D8EA

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