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Behr Centre Stage#CAD2DF · LRV 64

Centre Stage reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N550-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR CENTRE STAGE
RGB 202, 210, 223 LRV 64

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Centre Stage
SKU N550-2
Hex #CAD2DF
RGB 202, 210, 223
HSL 217°, 25%, 83%
LRV 64
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Behr Centre Stage

At LRV 64, Centre Stage is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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.

Centre Stage 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
Surf's Surprise
SKU 0593 · #C4D3E5 · LRV 64
ΔE 2.77 (close)
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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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.45
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
10-18
#CBD0DD
Debonaire
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 63
1167-3
#CBD0DD
Debonaire
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 63
1162-2
#C7D3E0
Stratosphere
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 64
1245-3
#CBD1E1
Sweet Emily
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 64
1163-2
#C7D1DB
Memory Lane
ΔE 2 · LRV 63

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5918
#CACFDC
Pale Shale
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 62
DE5820
#C5D1DA
Polished Silver
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 63
DE5869
#C2D2E0
Oceana Drive
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 63
DE5932
#D2D2DF
Tranquil Sea
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 65
DE5925
#D0D1E1
Hailstorm
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 64

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.62
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6814
#C7D1E2
Breathtaking
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 63
SW 6526
#CBD8E1
Icelandic
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 67
SW 6533
#CBD5DB
Mild Blue
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 65
SW 6246
#CAD0D2
North Star
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 62
SW 6512
#C5D8DE
Balmy
ΔE 6.48 · LRV 66

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.29
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1437
#C9D0D8
Violet Mist
ΔE 2.29 · LRV
820
#C7D5E4
Misty Blue
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 66
CC-938
#C7D5E4
Ice Sculpture
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 66
1417
#C8D0E3
English Hyacinth
ΔE 2.64 · LRV
827
#C5D3DF
Lake Placid
ΔE 2.79 · LRV

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.88
All gray at Valspar →
4003-3B
#CFD6DD
Orchid Ash
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 66.3
8003-48A
#D0D1DE
Daybreak Beckons
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 64
4005-3A
#C6D3DB
Tinsel Beam
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 63.5
8004-41A
#C8D1D6
Spun Sugar
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 63
4005-5A
#C4D7E1
Blue Raindrop
ΔE 5.2 · LRV 65.8

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.68
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 8.95 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 8.97 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 9.63 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 9.74 · LRV 66

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.18
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 59
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 6.5 · LRV 70
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 7.75 · LRV 62
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 7.96 · LRV 63
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 9.16 · LRV 69

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.2
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 7.2 · LRV 62
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 7.62 · LRV 62
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 10.21 · LRV 69
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 11.46 · LRV 61
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 12.35 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.08
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 9.08 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 14.82 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 17.6 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 17.65 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 19.63 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

MQ3-60
Blue Gossamer
LRV 65
PPU14-17
Polar Drift
LRV 65
N540-2
Glitter
LRV 62
MQ3-61
Moonlit Snow
LRV 62
PPU16-08
Hint Of Violet
LRV 67
MQ3-53
Sky Light View
LRV 66

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CAD2DF in HSL space. Pair Centre Stage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CAD2DF + #DFD7CA
TRIADIC
#CAD2DF · #DFCAD2 · #D2DFCA
ANALOGOUS
#CADCDF · #CAD2DF · #CCCADF

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.52:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.8:1 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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