Purple Cream
670C-3 · #DBCFF0 · LRV 66 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Purple Cream66
- 4Inspired Lilac71
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Purple Cream, Really?
Purple Cream reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 670C-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Purple Cream
Purple Cream 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Purple Cream
At LRV 66, Purple Cream is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet 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 Purple Cream 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 670C-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 | Lily Lavender2071-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Will o' the Wisp8001-48B · Valspar | 3.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Syrian VioletPPG1250-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Syrian VioletPPG1250-3 · Glidden | 3.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sleepy Purple144-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Shimmering SkyDE5960 · Dunn-Edwards | 3.3 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Purple Cream 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 #DBCFF0 in HSL space. Pair Purple Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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