Soft Turquoise
P460-3 · #75CFD0 · LRV 53 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Van Courtland Blue31
- 2Wythe Blue48
- 3Soft Turquoise53
- 4Refresh59
- 5Meander Blue66
What Color Is Soft Turquoise, Really?
Soft Turquoise reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr P460-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Turquoise
Soft Turquoise 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
How Lighting Changes Soft Turquoise
At LRV 53, Soft Turquoise is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Turquoise 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 P460-3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | BelizeSW 6945 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mexicali Turquoise662 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dip in the PoolV027-2 · Valspar | 5.0 | 54.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Tropical SplashPPG1233-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tropical SplashPPG1233-5 · Glidden | 1.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Verdigris Patina131-4DB · Dutch Boy | 3.9 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Turquoise 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 #75CFD0 in HSL space. Pair Soft Turquoise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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