Melody
UL240-14 · #BDCAD8 · LRV 58 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Melody58
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Melody, Really?
Melody reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr UL240-14 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Melody
Melody 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Melody
At LRV 58, Melody 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 Melody 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 UL240-14 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 | Wondrous BlueSW 6807 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Ice821 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Snow Flurries8004-44B · Valspar | 1.2 | 58 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ConstellationPPG1155-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Northern ExposurePPG1165-3 · Glidden | 2.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sea Weathered338-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Melody 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 #BDCAD8 in HSL space. Pair Melody with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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