Match Carefree Sky
Behr Carefree Sky is a mid-tone shade, cool in character with an LRV of 55. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Flemish Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Hawaiian Breeze reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Soft Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Sky Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Carefree Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Carefree Sky the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Carefree Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Carefree Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Carefree Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 0515-R80B reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Carefree Sky encloses it. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (59 vs 55) makes Telegrey 4 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.