Whispering Wind
1416 · #D5DAE6 · LRV 70 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Whispering Wind70
- 4White Lavender76
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Whispering Wind, Really?
Whispering Wind reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1416 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Whispering Wind
Whispering Wind 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Whispering Wind
At LRV 70, Whispering Wind 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 Whispering Wind 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 1416 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 | Wishful BlueSW 6813 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | So Blue-berryS540-1 · Behr | 0.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Kindness8003-47A · Valspar | 0.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Aster PetalPPG1166-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Aster PetalPPG1166-2 · Glidden | 2.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Beautyberry141-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Whispering Wind 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 #D5DAE6 in HSL space. Pair Whispering Wind with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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