Light Mulberry (Behr 650C-3)
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Light Mulberry (Behr 650C-3) is a light, cool purple from Behr: LRV 61.2, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Mulberry
Four Behr colors picked for Light Mulberry 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 Light Mulberry, 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 | Potentially Purple | SW 6821 | 62 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | French Lilac | 1403 | 56.1 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Purpling Dawn | 1001-6B | 65 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Lilac Breeze | 1248-4 | 60 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr purple colors nearest to Light Mulberry (LRV 61.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Mulberry
Darker than Light Mulberry
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 650C-3 |
| Hex | #D1CAE1 |
| RGB | 209, 202, 225 |
| HSL | 258°, 28%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.5, 6.7, -10.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Mulberry (Behr 650C-3), published as #D1CAE1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Mulberry (Behr 650C-3)?
- Light Mulberry has an LRV of 61.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Mulberry is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Light Mulberry in another brand?
- Potentially Purple (SW 6821) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Light Mulberry warm or cool?
- Behr lists Light Mulberry as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.5; 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.