Cheerful Whisper (Behr 620A-2)
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Cheerful Whisper (Behr 620A-2) is a light, cool purple from Behr: LRV 68.2, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cheerful Whisper
Four Behr colors picked for Cheerful Whisper by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cheerful Whisper, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Breathtaking | SW 6814 | 63 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Celestia Blue | 1429 | 66.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Morning Chill | 4002-5A | 66 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Violet Shadow | 1170-3 | 66 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Cheerful Whisper (LRV 68.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cheerful Whisper
Darker than Cheerful Whisper
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 620A-2 |
| Hex | #D3D7E7 |
| RGB | 211, 215, 231 |
| HSL | 228°, 29%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.1, 1.7, -8.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cheerful Whisper (Behr 620A-2), published as #D3D7E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cheerful Whisper (Behr 620A-2)?
- Cheerful Whisper has an LRV of 68.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cheerful Whisper is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cheerful Whisper in another brand?
- Celestia Blue (BM 1429) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Cheerful Whisper warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cheerful Whisper as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.