Periwinkle Bud
600C-3 · #B8D5F9 · LRV 65 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Periwinkle Bud65
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Periwinkle Bud, Really?
Periwinkle Bud reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 600C-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Periwinkle Bud
Periwinkle Bud 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 Periwinkle Bud
At LRV 65, Periwinkle Bud 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 Periwinkle Bud 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 600C-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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Windmill Wings2067-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sweet Baby Boy99BG 62/159 · Glidden | 3.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Oh Boy!DE5862 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Farrow & Ball | GraupelNO. G10 · Farrow & Ball | 5.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Modern Blue0608 · Diamond Vogel | 3.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Hirshfield's | Modern Blue0608 · Hirshfield's | 3.6 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Periwinkle Bud 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 #B8D5F9 in HSL space. Pair Periwinkle Bud with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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