Soft Cloud
M520-1A · #D0E3ED · LRV 74 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Soft Cloud74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Soft Cloud, Really?
Soft Cloud reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr M520-1A behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Cloud
Soft Cloud 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Soft Cloud
At LRV 74, Soft Cloud 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 Soft Cloud 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 M520-1A 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 | Violet VignetteSW 7137 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mystical Blue792 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cape Cod8002-44A · Valspar | 1.3 | 74 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Diamond BluePPG1237-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 75 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Diamond BluePPG1237-2 · Glidden | 0.7 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lake Breeze138-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Cloud 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 #D0E3ED in HSL space. Pair Soft Cloud with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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