Mystic Fairy
PPU16-07 · #DDD4DA · LRV 68 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Mystic Fairy68
- 4White Lavender76
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Mystic Fairy, Really?
Mystic Fairy reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU16-07 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mystic Fairy
Mystic Fairy 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.
How Lighting Changes Mystic Fairy
At LRV 68, Mystic Fairy is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Mystic Fairy 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 PPU16-07 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 | Silver PeonySW 6547 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Touch of Gray2116-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Eternal MoonriseV076-1 · Valspar | 1.5 | 68.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Violet WhimseyPPG1174-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Violet WhimseyPPG1174-2 · Glidden | 2.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Mauve446-1DB · Dutch Boy | 4.0 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Mystic Fairy 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 #DDD4DA in HSL space. Pair Mystic Fairy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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