Mystic River
590C-3 · #BCDCF9 · LRV 69 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Honolulu Blue62
- 3Mystic River69
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Mystic River, Really?
Mystic River reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 590C-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mystic River
Mystic River 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 Mystic River
At LRV 69, Mystic River 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 River 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 590C-3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPG / Glidden | Blue Booties1241-2 · PPG / Glidden | 4.2 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Afton Blue70BG 68/163 · Glidden | 2.6 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Oh Boy!DE5862 · Dunn-Edwards | 0.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Empress Lila0636 · Diamond Vogel | 4.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| Hirshfield's | Empress Lila0636 · Hirshfield's | 4.9 | 71 | Color page → |
| C2 Paint | BluetoniumC2-753 · C2 Paint | 4.6 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Mystic River 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 #BCDCF9 in HSL space. Pair Mystic River with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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