April Morning

A mid-weight blue. RB240-01 in the Kilz range.

54.9 on the light-reflectance scale puts it in the middle third, which is the part of the scale with the fewest surprises. Chroma 16.6 keeps the blue present without letting it run the room.

It has enough weight for a main wall and enough restraint for a hallway. Warm bulbs will soften it; daylight bulbs push it further cool. Kilz Contemporary White pairs well as a second surface - close enough in feel to belong in the same room, far enough in lightness to read as two distinct walls (about 29.1 points apart on the reflectance scale).

This color and oranges and warm terracotta don't get along in the same room - they sit on opposite sides of the spectrum, so pairing them tends to feel like tension rather than contrast.

The lighter the trim beside this, the more it will seem to glow - a side effect of the light-reflectance gap rather than anything special about the trim color. If the room needs more than one wall color, keep the steps far apart: this color, then something clearly lighter for a second surface, then a bright white above. Two similar tones just look like a mismatch; three distinct ones read as a plan (about 54.9 to 70 to 85 in LRV terms).

Switching brands, Vista Paint Berry Blush (7217) is the closest equivalent at delta-E 1.31, near enough for most rooms. Only 2 other-brand colors land within delta-E 2 of this one, which makes it comparatively unusual. Matte holds the color truest; a subtle sheen will lift it half a shade under lamps.

It is lighter than 66 percent of the Kilz range. Kilz lists it in the RB codes, alongside 39 other colors.