Ella
C2-719 · #BED1CD · LRV 61 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Ella, Really?
Ella reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-719 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ella
Ella 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.
How Lighting Changes Ella
At LRV 61, Ella 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 Ella 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 C2 Paint C2-719 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 | WaterscapeSW 6470 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Malaysian MistS440-2 · Behr | 2.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Annapolis Green687 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Artiste8003-39B · Valspar | 1.9 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Babbling BrookPPG1144-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Babbling BrookPPG1144-3 · Glidden | 1.3 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Ella within C2 Paint'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 #BED1CD in HSL space. Pair Ella with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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