Pale Cornflower (Behr S520-1)
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Pale Cornflower (Behr S520-1) is a light, cool gray from Behr: LRV 68.2, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Cornflower
Four Behr colors picked for Pale Cornflower by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Pale Cornflower, 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 | Icelandic | SW 6526 | 67 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Beacon Gray | 2128-60 | 65.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tinsel Beam | 4005-3A | 65 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bit Of Heaven | 1156-2 | 66 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Pale Cornflower (LRV 68.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Cornflower
Darker than Pale Cornflower
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S520-1 |
| Hex | #CED9E1 |
| RGB | 206, 217, 225 |
| HSL | 205°, 24%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.1, -2.2, -5.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Cornflower (Behr S520-1), published as #CED9E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Cornflower (Behr S520-1)?
- Pale Cornflower 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 Pale Cornflower is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Cornflower in another brand?
- Beacon Gray (BM 2128-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Cornflower warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pale Cornflower as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.2; 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.