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Behr Dove#DAD5CE · LRV 67

Dove reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr HDC-MD-21 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR DOVE
RGB 218, 213, 206 LRV 67

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Dove
SKU HDC-MD-21
Hex #DAD5CE
RGB 218, 213, 206
HSL 35°, 14%, 83%
LRV 67
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Dove

At LRV 67, Dove is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.

Dove 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Lady Nicole
SKU 0030 · #D6D6CD · LRV 67
ΔE 2.97 (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.

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.67
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 0.67 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 4.71 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 70

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9166
#DCD8D0
Drift of Mist
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 69
SW 7628
#DED8CF
Windfresh White
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 69
SW 7647
#D6D3CC
Crushed Ice
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 65
SW 7646
#DAD9D4
First Star
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 69
SW 7661
#D3D5D3
Reflection
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 66

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 69
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 69
NO. 241
#DFD6CB
Skimming Stone
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 68
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 65
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 4.73 · LRV 69

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1025-2
#DBD7CE
Silent Smoke
ΔE 1.29 · LRV 68
1018-1
#DDD5CE
Steel Me
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 67
1010-2
#D6D7D2
Fog
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 68
1075-3
#DFD5C8
Casual Elegance
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 67
1003-2
#D7D2D1
Balanced
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 65

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.6
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEW395
#DCD8D4
Heirloom Shade
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 69
DEC774
#DBD6CB
Shady
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 67
DEC791
#D8D7D3
Cloud
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 68
DE6058
#DCD3CE
Thick Fog
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 66
DE6275
#D9DAD2
Silver Creek
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 70

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 69
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 70
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 63
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 5.71 · LRV 70
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 9.79 · LRV 67

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.68
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1549
#DAD6CC
Balboa Mist
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 66
OC-27
#DAD6CC
Balboa Mist
ΔE 1.68 · LRV
1003
#DCD3CA
Kitten Whiskers
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 65
CC-426
#DCD3CA
Bone China
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 65
CSP-500
#D5D5D0
Whisper
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 66

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.77
All neutral at Valspar →
7004-18
#D7D5D1
Sandstone Gray
ΔE 1.77 · LRV 66.4
V129-1
#E0D6CE
Romantic White
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 68.7
6003-1A
#DDD6C9
September Fog
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 67.8
1002-10C
#DED2CA
Warm Fog
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 66
5007-1B
#D8D8CE
Stony Path
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 68.2

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.51
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.51 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 6.84 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 8.06 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 9.7 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 13.2 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

UL200-9
Silver Moon
LRV 66
MQ3-18
Ginger Sugar
LRV 68
HDC-CT-19
Windrush
LRV 67
N190-2
Stonewashed Brown
LRV 67
MQ3-2
Kyoto Pearl
LRV 67
720C-2
Chocolate Froth
LRV 68

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DAD5CE in HSL space. Pair Dove with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DAD5CE + #CED3DA
TRIADIC
#DAD5CE · #CEDAD5 · #D5CEDA
ANALOGOUS
#DACFCE · #DAD5CE · #D9DACE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.46:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.39:1 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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