Ocean View
560D-5 · #69B2CC · LRV 39 — cool blue-green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Waterloo13
- 2Charcoal Blue19
- 3Ocean View39
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Ocean View, Really?
Ocean View reads as a cool blue-green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr 560D-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ocean View
Ocean View is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Ocean View
Ocean View sits in the mid-range at LRV 39, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Ocean View 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 560D-5 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 | FlywaySW 6794 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 39 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Atlantis Blue768 · Benjamin Moore | 2.9 | 40 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Water Fountain5001-10A · Valspar | 1.7 | 42.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | High DivePPG1236-5 · PPG / Glidden | 5.0 | 41 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bright Blue50BG 41/312 · Glidden | 2.2 | 41 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Big Sky Country136-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 40 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Ocean View 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 #69B2CC in HSL space. Pair Ocean View with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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