English Hyacinth
1417 · #C8D0E3 · LRV 63 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3English Hyacinth63
- 4After Rain68
- 5Bashful Blue74
What Color Is English Hyacinth, Really?
English Hyacinth reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1417 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for English Hyacinth
English Hyacinth 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 English Hyacinth
At LRV 63, English Hyacinth 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 English Hyacinth 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 Benjamin Moore 1417 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 | BreathtakingSW 6814 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | MonetPPU15-17 · Behr | 2.7 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Twilight Mist4004-9B · Valspar | 2.2 | 61.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet EmilyPPG1245-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Iced Periwinkle30BB 63/084 · Glidden | 1.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Faintest Iris242-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.5 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to English Hyacinth within Benjamin Moore'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 #C8D0E3 in HSL space. Pair English Hyacinth with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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