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BEHR · PPU18-15

Behr Dolphin Fin#B6B2A6 · LRV 47

Why this color. The Behr greige most-compared to Agreeable Gray on Reddit and design forums.

Dolphin Fin reads as a red-orange / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU18-15 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR DOLPHIN FIN
RGB 182, 178, 166 LRV 47

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Dolphin Fin
SKU PPU18-15
Hex #B6B2A6
RGB 182, 178, 166
HSL 45°, 10%, 68%
LRV 47
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

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
Marshy Habitat
SKU 0204 · #B8AEA2 · LRV 43
ΔE 3.22 (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 neutral from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.1
All neutral at Valspar →
6004-1B
#B8B4AA
Soulful Grey
ΔE 1.1 · LRV 45.6
V122-2
#BAB5AC
Sculpting Clay
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 46.3
5008-1C
#BCB5A5
Sandy Sage
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 46.6
V121-1
#B5B5B0
Silver Bonnet
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 46
4004-1B
#B3B4B0
Urban Sunrise
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 45.3

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.16
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6228
#BAB6A9
Play on Gray
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 47
DE6242
#B9B5A4
Wells Gray
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 46
DE6221
#BBB3A2
Flintstone
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 45
DEC770
#BEB4A8
Drifting
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 46
DE6277
#AFB2A7
Pebble Walk
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 44

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.62
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1543
#B7B0A4
Plymouth
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 44
AC-35
#B7B0A4
Valley
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 44
1558
#B1B1A6
Fieldstone
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 44
2108-50
#B9B2A8
Silver
ΔE 2.1 · LRV 45
2111-50
#B5B0A9
Stone
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 44

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.72
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 49
#B8B2A2
Silver Gray
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 45
SW 6198
#B6B5AB
Sensible Hue
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 46
SW 7023
#B9B2A9
Requisite Gray
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 45
SW 7058
#B2B5AF
Magnetic Gray
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 46
SW 6206
#AEB3A9
Oyster Bay
ΔE 4.35 · LRV 44

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.13
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-157
#B4AD9E
Drawing Room
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 42
JG-113
#B7AF9F
Renewed
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 43
JG-14
#B0AEA7
Cupola
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 42
JG-46
#B3B9AA
Flower Jar
ΔE 5.34 · LRV 47
JG-59
#ADB5A5
Early Riser
ΔE 6.17 · LRV 45

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.96
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1006-4
#B6B0A9
Mercurial
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 44
1018-3
#BAB2AB
City Street
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 45
14-04
#BAB2AB
City Street
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 45
1021-3
#BDB0A0
Discover
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 44
1075-4
#BDADA4
Thumper
ΔE 6.77 · LRV 43

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.38
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 5.38 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 49
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 9.84 · LRV 38
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 11.04 · LRV 41
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 11.69 · LRV 48

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B6B2A6 in HSL space. Pair Dolphin Fin with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B6B2A6 + #A6AAB6
TRIADIC
#B6B2A6 · #A6B6B2 · #B2A6B6
ANALOGOUS
#B6AAA6 · #B6B2A6 · #B2B6A6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.12:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.91:1 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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