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Wind Speed

S450-2 · #BFD6D9 · LRV 64 · cool blue-green tone

S450-2 · #BFD6D9 · LRV 64 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Wind SpeedBehr · S450-2
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Wind Speed
BEHR · S450-2 · #BFD6D9
Brand · codeBehrS450-2 · all Behr grays
LRV64Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue-green tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#BFD6D9 · 191, 214, 217 · 187°, 25%, 80%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Stardew43
  2. 2Upward57
  3. 3Wind Speed64
  4. 4Glass Slipper70
  5. 5Spring Thaw83
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Wind Speed, Really?

Wind Speed reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S450-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Wind Speed

Wind Speed 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Wind Speed

At LRV 64, Wind Speed 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Wind Speed 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr S450-2 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Behr Colors

The nearest shades to Wind Speed within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Wind Speed · 13.8 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Wind Speed · 1.5 : 1 · fails for text

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 #BFD6D9 in HSL space. Pair Wind Speed with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BFD6D9 + #D9C2BF
TRIADIC
#BFD6D9 · #D9BFD6 · #D6D9BF
ANALOGOUS
#BFD9CF · #BFD6D9 · #BFC9D9

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