Blue Bird Day (Behr BL-W03)
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Blue Bird Day (Behr BL-W03) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 78.3, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Bird Day
Four Behr colors picked for Blue Bird Day by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Blue Bird Day, 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 | Sky High | SW 6504 | 78 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Sky | 2131-70 | 75.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gray Opal | 7004-6 | 80 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Alpine Blue | 1149-1 | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Blue Bird Day (LRV 78.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Bird Day
Darker than Blue Bird Day
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BL-W03 |
| Hex | #DDE7E8 |
| RGB | 221, 231, 232 |
| HSL | 185°, 19%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, -3.1, -1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Bird Day (Behr BL-W03), published as #DDE7E8
#CBDDE6
#F0F1E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Bird Day (Behr BL-W03)?
- Blue Bird Day has an LRV of 78.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Bird Day is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Bird Day in another brand?
- Sky High (SW 6504) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Bird Day warm or cool?
- Behr lists Blue Bird Day as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.6; 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.