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Behr Partly Cloudy#9ED4E2 · LRV 60

Partly Cloudy reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr S500-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR PARTLY CLOUDY
RGB 158, 212, 226 LRV 60

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Partly Cloudy
SKU S500-3
Hex #9ED4E2
RGB 158, 212, 226
HSL 192°, 54%, 75%
LRV 60
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Blue

About Behr Partly Cloudy

At LRV 60, Partly Cloudy is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Partly Cloudy 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Orleans Tune
SKU 0658 · #97D5E7 · LRV 60
ΔE 1.6 (near-perfect)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.69
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1236-4
#9CD4E1
Ocean Cruise
ΔE 0.69 · LRV 60
1237-3
#AED7EA
Ariel
ΔE 4.45 · LRV 64
1238-3
#ADD0E0
Flemish Blue
ΔE 4.92 · LRV 59
1240-3
#A3D1EB
Songbird
ΔE 5.64 · LRV 59
1151-3
#B4D0D9
Midsummer's Dream
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 60

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.93
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
766
#A0D6E2
Delano Waters
ΔE 0.93 · LRV 61
757
#9ED9E2
California Breeze
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 63
772
#ABD3E2
Hawaiian Breeze
ΔE 3.4 · LRV
751
#A5D7DC
Sea Isle
ΔE 3.58 · LRV
779
#A9D4E7
Fairview Blue
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 62

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.81
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6779
#A6D4DE
Liquid Blue
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 60
SW 6793
#A2D5E7
Bluebell
ΔE 2 · LRV 61
SW 6786
#8FD0DD
Cloudless
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 56
SW 6772
#A6D0D6
Cay
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 58
SW 6800
#B0D6E6
Something Blue
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 63

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All blue at Valspar →
8002-40C
#96D2E5
Gossamer Threads
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 58
8001-40C
#9ED2E6
Open Book
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 59
8002-38C
#A3D6DC
Droplet
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 61
V067-2
#A3D6DC
Droplet
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 61.2
4008-9B
#A0D5EC
Sonic Sky
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 61.1

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.5
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5758
#8ECED8
Winter Chill
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 55
DE5751
#8CD4DF
Plunging Waterfall
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 58
DE5737
#96D3D8
Aqua Bloom
ΔE 4.41 · LRV 58
DE5806
#B1D3E3
Dockside
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 61
DE5723
#9CD4CF
Fountain City
ΔE 8.03 · LRV 59

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.86
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 52
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 11.15 · LRV 51
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 13.88 · LRV 59
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 14.56 · LRV 62
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 20.22 · LRV 59

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.68
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 6.68 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 7.2 · LRV 55
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 14.12 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 14.16 · LRV 55
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 14.37 · LRV 62

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.21
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 7.21 · LRV 51
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 11.18 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 20.82 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 22.83 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 27.96 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.69
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 7.69 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 8.22 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 10.21 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 13.21 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 14.31 · LRV 60

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Partly Cloudy within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

MQ4-55
Balboa
LRV 59
M500-3
Blue Chalk
LRV 63
550E-3
Viking
LRV 64
S480-3
Sydney Harbour
LRV 61
570E-3
Liberty Gray
LRV 60
S510-2
Boot Cut
LRV 63

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #9ED4E2 in HSL space. Pair Partly Cloudy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#9ED4E2 + #E2AC9E
TRIADIC
#9ED4E2 · #E29ED4 · #D4E29E
ANALOGOUS
#9EE2CE · #9ED4E2 · #9EB2E2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.62:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.97:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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