Soaring Sky (Behr S530-1)
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Soaring Sky (Behr S530-1) is a light, cool blue from Behr: LRV 62.6, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soaring Sky
Four Behr colors picked for Soaring Sky 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 Soaring Sky, 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 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lake Placid | 827 | 64.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prairie Sky | 4003-5B | 66 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Magical | 1160-2 | 61 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr blue colors nearest to Soaring Sky (LRV 62.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Soaring Sky
Darker than Soaring Sky
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S530-1 |
| Hex | #C4D1DD |
| RGB | 196, 209, 221 |
| HSL | 209°, 27%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.2, -2.0, -7.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soaring Sky (Behr S530-1), published as #C4D1DD
#B1C7DB
#D7DBDD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soaring Sky (Behr S530-1)?
- Soaring Sky has an LRV of 62.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soaring Sky is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soaring Sky in another brand?
- Lake Placid (BM 827) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soaring Sky warm or cool?
- Behr lists Soaring Sky as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.4; 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.