Silent Breeze (Behr P470-1)
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Silent Breeze (Behr P470-1) is a light, neutral blue from Behr: LRV 76.9, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silent Breeze
Four Behr colors picked for Silent Breeze by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Silent Breeze, 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 | Swimming | SW 6764 | 73 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Forget Me Not | 2049-60 | 70.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Fountain Mist | 5005-9B | 78 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Seafoam | 1233-3 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Silent Breeze (LRV 76.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Silent Breeze
Darker than Silent Breeze
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P470-1 |
| Hex | #C6EAEC |
| RGB | 198, 234, 236 |
| HSL | 183°, 50%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, -11.2, -4.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silent Breeze (Behr P470-1), published as #C6EAEC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silent Breeze (Behr P470-1)?
- Silent Breeze has an LRV of 76.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silent Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silent Breeze in another brand?
- Pale Seafoam (PPG 1233-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silent Breeze warm or cool?
- Behr lists Silent Breeze as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.9; 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.