Mystic Pool
PPL-45 · #D5DDE2 · LRV 71 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Mystic Pool, Really?
Mystic Pool reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPL-45 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mystic Pool
Mystic Pool 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 Mystic Pool
At LRV 71, Mystic Pool 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 Mystic Pool 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 PPL-45 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 | Wishful BlueSW 6813 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Cloud2126-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wisteria Snow4003-3A · Valspar | 1.3 | 71.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Ocean DreamPPG1042-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ocean DreamPPG1042-3 · Glidden | 0.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Foamy Water342-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.8 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Mystic Pool 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 #D5DDE2 in HSL space. Pair Mystic Pool with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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