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Bellflower Blue

Behr M540-1

HEX
#E1E9EF
RGB
225, 233, 239
LAB
91.9, -1.5, -3.8
LRV
≈ 81
Family
White, cool
Nearest RAL
9003 Signal White
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With an LRV of about 81, Bellflower Blue reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Bellflower Blue in other brands

Lighter and darker in Behr

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as white
  • Protanopia Reads as white
  • Tritanopia Reads as white
  • Achromatopsia Reads as white

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns beige
  • Neutral, 4000 K Turns light gray
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Bellflower Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -3.8 and a value of -1.5 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dunn-Edwards color to Bellflower Blue?

Winter Solstice (DE5868), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Bellflower Blue?

≈ 81. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.