Misty Morn
PPU12-10 · #BCC6C7 · LRV 55 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Misty Morn55
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Misty Morn, Really?
Misty Morn reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU12-10 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Misty Morn
Misty Morn 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 Misty Morn
At LRV 55, Misty Morn 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 Misty Morn 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 PPU12-10 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 | Niebla AzulSW 9137 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Smoke2122-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Degas Blue8004-35B · Valspar | 2.0 | 56 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Misty SurfPPG1034-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.6 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Neo-Mediterranean Mist30GG 54/045 · Glidden | 2.2 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wrenched Gray435-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Misty Morn 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 #BCC6C7 in HSL space. Pair Misty Morn with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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