Pale Cornflower
S520-1 · #CED9E1 · LRV 68 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Pale Cornflower, Really?
Pale Cornflower reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S520-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Cornflower
Pale Cornflower 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 Pale Cornflower
At LRV 68, Pale Cornflower 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 Pale Cornflower 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 S520-1 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 | IcelandicSW 6526 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Beacon Gray2128-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | White LightningV111-1 · Valspar | 2.3 | 67.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ZenPPG1040-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ZenPPG1040-1 · Glidden | 1.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Dreamy Blue338-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Cornflower 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 #CED9E1 in HSL space. Pair Pale Cornflower with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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