Velvet Sky
570E-2 · #C8E2EE · LRV 73 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honolulu Blue62
- 2After Rain68
- 3Velvet Sky73
- 4Lively Tune78
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Velvet Sky, Really?
Velvet Sky reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 570E-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Velvet Sky
Velvet Sky 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Velvet Sky
At LRV 73, Velvet Sky 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 Velvet Sky 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 570E-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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Aviary BlueSW 6778 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mystical Blue792 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Skywriter4008-9A · Valspar | 1.2 | 72.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Niagara FallsPPG1240-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Niagara FallsPPG1240-2 · Glidden | 0.7 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fresh Air237-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Velvet Sky 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 #C8E2EE in HSL space. Pair Velvet Sky with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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