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Morning Parlor

HDC-CL-15G · #ACC0BD · LRV 50 · cool blue-green tone

HDC-CL-15G · #ACC0BD · LRV 50 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Morning ParlorBehr · HDC-CL-15G
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Morning Parlor
BEHR · HDC-CL-15G · #ACC0BD
Brand · codeBehrHDC-CL-15G · all Behr teals
LRV50Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue-green tone
FamilyTeal
Hex · RGB · HSL#ACC0BD · 172, 192, 189 · 171°, 14%, 71%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. 1Adirondack Blue22
  2. 2Van Courtland Blue31
  3. 3Morning Parlor50
  4. 4Refresh59
  5. 5Meander Blue66
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Morning Parlor, Really?

Morning Parlor reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr HDC-CL-15G behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Morning Parlor

Morning Parlor 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Morning Parlor

At LRV 50, Morning Parlor 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Morning Parlor 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 HDC-CL-15G 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Behr Colors

The nearest shades to Morning Parlor 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 Morning Parlor · 11 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Morning Parlor · 1.9 : 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 #ACC0BD in HSL space. Pair Morning Parlor with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#ACC0BD + #C0ACAF
TRIADIC
#ACC0BD · #BDACC0 · #C0BDAC
ANALOGOUS
#ACC0B3 · #ACC0BD · #ACB9C0

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