Romantic Poetry
S100-2 · #CDC7EB · LRV 60 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Romantic Poetry, Really?
Romantic Poetry reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S100-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Romantic Poetry
Romantic Poetry 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 Romantic Poetry
At LRV 60, Romantic Poetry 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 Romantic Poetry 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 S100-2 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 | Grape Ice1395 · Benjamin Moore | 3.9 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Purple Whisper4002-9C · Valspar | 4.6 | 58.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lilac BreezePPG1248-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lilac BreezePPG1248-4 · Glidden | 2.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | York PlumDE5968 · Dunn-Edwards | 4.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Purple Purity1246 · Diamond Vogel | 3.6 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Romantic Poetry 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 #CDC7EB in HSL space. Pair Romantic Poetry with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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