Millstream
PPU14-16 · #B8D4E0 · LRV 63 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Millstream63
- 4After Rain68
- 5Bashful Blue74
What Color Is Millstream, Really?
Millstream reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU14-16 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Millstream
Millstream 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 Millstream
At LRV 63, Millstream is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Millstream 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 PPU14-16 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 | Something BlueSW 6800 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mediterranean Breeze799 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pale Flowers4008-5A · Valspar | 1.6 | 63.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Everglade MistPPG1150-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Biscayne Blue30BG 64/108 · Glidden | 1.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blue Fin137-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Millstream 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 #B8D4E0 in HSL space. Pair Millstream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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