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Behr Dayflower#B6CACC · LRV 57

Dayflower reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ3-54 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR DAYFLOWER
RGB 182, 202, 204 LRV 57

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Dayflower
SKU MQ3-54
Hex #B6CACC
RGB 182, 202, 204
HSL 185°, 18%, 76%
LRV 57
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Behr Dayflower

At LRV 57, Dayflower is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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.

Dayflower 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
Water Droplet
SKU 0503 · #BDC9CE · LRV 57
ΔE 3.82 (noticeable)
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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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.7
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
HC-150
#B5C8C9
Yarmouth Blue
ΔE 0.7 · LRV
2123-40
#B3C8C8
Gossamer Blue
ΔE 1.29 · LRV
2122-40
#BAC8C9
Smoke
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 56
1668
#B0C9D0
Blue Stream
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 56
709
#B7CCC7
Heavenly Blue
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 56

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.7
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1034-4
#B5C8C9
Misty Surf
ΔE 0.7 · LRV 55
1143-3
#B7CCC7
Sea Sprite
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 57
1136-4
#BACBC4
Blue Shamrock
ΔE 4.3 · LRV 57
10-08
#BFC8C3
Gale Force
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 56
1041-4
#BCC5CF
Blue Dolphin
ΔE 6.81 · LRV 55

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.39
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 7.11 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 7.31 · LRV 54

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.75
All gray at Valspar →
8004-35B
#B9C8C9
Degas Blue
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 56
8004-38B
#B4C5CB
Annabelle
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 54
8004-37B
#BFCBCD
Milky Way
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 58
4008-3B
#B7C5CC
Lighthouse Shadows
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 54.6
5002-3B
#B8CBC4
Sparkling Lake
ΔE 4.3 · LRV 56.7

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5772
#ADC5C9
Blue Spruce
ΔE 2 · LRV 53
DE6304
#B6C5C1
Blustery Wind
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 54
DE5744
#AECAC8
Seaport
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 55
DE6331
#BFC9D0
Bay of Hope
ΔE 5.31 · LRV 57
DE5709
#B1CFC7
Steamy Spring
ΔE 6.08 · LRV 58

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6225
#BCCBCE
Sleepy Blue
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 58
SW 9055
#AFC7CD
Billowy Breeze
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 54
SW 6478
#B4CCC9
Watery
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 57
SW 9145
#B7C9D1
Sleepy Hollow
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 56
SW 6513
#B3C9D3
Take Five
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 56

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.13
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 55
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 55
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 7.06 · LRV 58
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 7.63 · LRV 56

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.5
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 51
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 52
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 6.35 · LRV 59
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 10.76 · LRV 55
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 11.7 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.88
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 5.88 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 6.41 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 12.97 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 20.7 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 23.98 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

PPU13-15
Clear Pond
LRV 57
HDC-SM14-8
Floating Blue
LRV 55
HDC-CL-23
Soothing Spring
LRV 58
PPU12-10
Misty Morn
LRV 55
N460-3
Lunar Surface
LRV 55
N450-3
Meteor Shower
LRV 55

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B6CACC in HSL space. Pair Dayflower with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B6CACC + #CCB8B6
TRIADIC
#B6CACC · #CCB6CA · #CACCB6
ANALOGOUS
#B6CCC3 · #B6CACC · #B6BFCC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.71:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.31:1 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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