Restful
400F-4 · #B7CAA2 · LRV 55 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Restful55
- 4Morning Zen60
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Restful, Really?
Restful reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 400F-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Restful
Restful 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Restful
At LRV 55, Restful is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Restful 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 400F-4 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 | RelishSW 6443 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Corn Stalk542 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Freshwater GreenV061-2 · Valspar | 2.2 | 56 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Quaking GrassPPG1121-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fresh Guacamole10GY 54/238 · Glidden | 2.0 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wilde Grass227-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.1 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Restful 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 #B7CAA2 in HSL space. Pair Restful with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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