Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Down Home |
| SKU | 780A-3 |
| Hex | #C9C6C6 |
| RGB | 201, 198, 198 |
| HSL | 0°, 3%, 78% |
| LRV | 57 |
| Undertone | neutral with no strong undertone |
| Family | Gray |
About Behr Down Home
At LRV 57, Down Home is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Down Home 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.
Closest matches by brand
18 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Kompozit
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Down Home within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C9C6C6 in HSL space. Pair Down Home with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Behr Down Home Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Down Home from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr 780A-3 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Down Home
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Down Home is Autonomous (SW 9557) — very close at ΔE 2.64, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Autonomous swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Down Home
Benjamin Moore has no exact twin of Down Home. The nearest is Silver Chain (1472) at ΔE 3.51 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Silver Chain swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Down Home
Valspar's nearest match is Elephant in the Room (8006-12B), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.65). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Down Home without repainting risk. See the full Elephant in the Room swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Down Home
At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Down Home is Silver Band (PPG0995-3) — very close at ΔE 2.24, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Silver Band swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Down Home
At Glidden, the closest color to Down Home is Silver Band (PPG0995-3) — very close at ΔE 2.21, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Silver Band swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Down Home
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Down Home is Garden Stone (437-2DB) — very close at ΔE 2.62, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Garden Stone swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Down Home
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Down Home. The nearest is Grey Sanctuary (HGSW 1476) at ΔE 4.27 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Grey Sanctuary swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Down Home
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Dangerous Robot (DE6387), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.66). It runs slightly darker (LRV 53 vs 57) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Down Home without repainting risk. See the full Dangerous Robot swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Down Home
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Down Home. The nearest is Loft (JG-83) at ΔE 3.69 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 55 vs 57). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Loft swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Down Home
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Down Home is Calluna (NO. 270) — very close at ΔE 3.06, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Calluna swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Down Home
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Orchid Shadow (0551), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.27). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Down Home without repainting risk. See the full Orchid Shadow swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Down Home
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Paternoster (0546), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Down Home without repainting risk. See the full Paternoster swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Down Home
Rodda's nearest match is Ethereal Mist (R013), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.74). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Down Home without repainting risk. See the full Ethereal Mist swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Down Home
C2 Paint's nearest match is Seraph (C2-992), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.55). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Down Home without repainting risk. See the full Seraph swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Down Home
Clare has no exact twin of Down Home. The nearest is Windy City (PNT100-LT-08) at ΔE 4.09 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 57). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Windy City swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Down Home
Portola Paints has no exact twin of Down Home. The nearest is Pigeon Gray (PIGEON GRAY) at ΔE 3.69 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 57). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pigeon Gray swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Down Home
Kompozit's nearest match is Paternoster (0546), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 57) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Down Home without repainting risk. See the full Paternoster swatch →