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Behr Breezeway#CAD6CE · LRV 65

Breezeway reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ3-21 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR BREEZEWAY
RGB 202, 214, 206 LRV 65

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Breezeway
SKU MQ3-21
Hex #CAD6CE
RGB 202, 214, 206
HSL 140°, 13%, 82%
LRV 65
Undertone green / cool
Family Gray

About Behr Breezeway

At LRV 65, Breezeway is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Breezeway is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Calm Breeze
SKU 0461 · #CCD5CD · LRV 65
ΔE 1.21 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.87
All gray at Valspar →
8003-34B
#CCD6CD
Opal Fire
ΔE 0.87 · LRV 65
5002-3A
#C7D6CD
Distant Valley
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 64.5
8003-36B
#C7D5C9
Juniper Mist
ΔE 1.99 · LRV 64
5002-1A
#CED5CE
Winter in Paris
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 65
5003-5A
#C2D7D3
Aquatic Edge
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 64.8

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.28
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
701
#C7D6CD
Swept Away
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 63
708
#C8D8D1
White Rain
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 65
CSP-665
#CBD3CC
Cool Breeze
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 63
CW-635
#CED6D0
Nelson Blue
ΔE 2 · LRV
2138-60
#CFD5CD
Gray Cashmere
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 65

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.69
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1143-2
#C8D7D2
Blue Lullaby
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 66
1129-2
#CAD5C8
Falling Star
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 64
1138-2
#C4D7CF
Geyser
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 65
10-07
#CDD2C9
Bay Of Fundy
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 63
1129-3
#CDD4C6
Castaway
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 64

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.19
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6456
#C6D5C9
Slow Green
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 64
SW 6204
#CDD2CA
Sea Salt
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 63
SW 6477
#C3D7D3
Tidewater
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 65
SW 6463
#C4D9CE
Breaktime
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 66
SW 9136
#CBD4D4
Lullaby
ΔE 4.3 · LRV 65

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.34
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 61
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 67
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 4.91 · LRV 62
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 5.26 · LRV 63
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 6.49 · LRV 69

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.38
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 5.31 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 6.13 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 7.85 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 8.17 · LRV 66

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.9
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6310
#D1D8D6
Rainy Season
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 68
DE5653
#CAD6C4
Green Lane
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 65
DE6269
#D0D2C5
Particular Mint
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 64
DE6317
#CAD3D4
Mount Sterling
ΔE 4.85 · LRV 64
DE6324
#CFD5D7
Veiled Spotlight
ΔE 6.07 · LRV 66

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.56
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 62
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 61
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 6.33 · LRV 69
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 8.65 · LRV 65
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 8.76 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.7
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 8.7 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 10.34 · LRV 73
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 12.59 · LRV 51
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 18.25 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 22.37 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Breezeway within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

N360-2
Silver Marlin
LRV 64
790C-3
Dolphin Fin
LRV 65
BNC-07
Frosted Silver
LRV 65
N380-2
Heath Gray
LRV 66
790E-2
Gentle Rain
LRV 65
PPU12-11
Salt Glaze
LRV 65

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CAD6CE in HSL space. Pair Breezeway with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CAD6CE + #D6CAD2
TRIADIC
#CAD6CE · #CECAD6 · #D6CECA
ANALOGOUS
#CCD6CA · #CAD6CE · #CAD6D4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.5:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.02:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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