Garden Fairy (Behr P540-2)
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Garden Fairy (Behr P540-2) is a light, cool blue from Behr: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garden Fairy
Four Behr colors picked for Garden Fairy 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 Garden Fairy, 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 | Hyacinth Tint | SW 6968 | 60 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | English Hyacinth | 1417 | 61.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Twilight Mist | 4004-9B | 64 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Globe Thistle | 1246-3 | 64 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Garden Fairy (LRV 66 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Garden Fairy
Darker than Garden Fairy
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P540-2 |
| Hex | #CCD4EC |
| RGB | 204, 212, 236 |
| HSL | 225°, 46%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.0, 2.0, -12.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garden Fairy (Behr P540-2), published as #CCD4EC
#B9CAEA
#DFDEEC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garden Fairy (Behr P540-2)?
- Garden Fairy has an LRV of 66 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garden Fairy is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Garden Fairy in another brand?
- Globe Thistle (PPG 1246-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Garden Fairy warm or cool?
- Behr lists Garden Fairy as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.7; 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.