Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Engagement Silver |
| SKU | PPU25-14 |
| Hex | #C2C6C0 |
| RGB | 194, 198, 192 |
| HSL | 100°, 5%, 76% |
| LRV | 56 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Behr Engagement Silver
At LRV 56, Engagement Silver 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.
Engagement Silver 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 at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Magnolia Home
PPG / Glidden
Kompozit
Sherwin-Williams
Diamond Vogel
Dutch Boy
Benjamin Moore
Clare
Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
C2 Paint
Farrow & Ball
Backdrop
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Engagement Silver 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 #C2C6C0 in HSL space. Pair Engagement Silver 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 Engagement Silver Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Engagement Silver 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 PPU25-14 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Engagement Silver
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Felted Wool (PPG0997-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.03). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 56) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Engagement Silver without repainting risk. See the full Felted Wool swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Engagement Silver
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Grayed Wolf (426-3DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.81). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 56) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Engagement Silver without repainting risk. See the full Grayed Wolf swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Engagement Silver
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Rippled Rock (0580), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.81). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 56) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Engagement Silver without repainting risk. See the full Rippled Rock swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Engagement Silver
Kompozit's nearest match is Rippled Rock (0580), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.82). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 56) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Engagement Silver without repainting risk. See the full Rippled Rock swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Engagement Silver
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Silver Marlin (2139-50), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.94). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 56) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Engagement Silver without repainting risk. See the full Silver Marlin swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Engagement Silver
At Clare, the closest color to Engagement Silver is Motor City (PNT100-LT-09) — very close at ΔE 2.04, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 54 vs 56) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Motor City swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Engagement Silver
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Engagement Silver is Dolphin Tales (DET600) — very close at ΔE 2.17, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 57 vs 56) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dolphin Tales swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Engagement Silver
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Engagement Silver is Fortitude (SW 9562) — very close at ΔE 2.88, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 56) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Fortitude swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Engagement Silver
At Valspar, the closest color to Engagement Silver is Zen Pebble (V145-2) — very close at ΔE 2.99, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55.1 vs 56) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Zen Pebble swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Engagement Silver
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Engagement Silver is Pavilion Gray (NO. 242) — very close at ΔE 3.13, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 53 vs 56) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Pavilion Gray swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Engagement Silver
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Engagement Silver is Loft (JG-83) — very close at ΔE 3.13, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 56) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Loft swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Engagement Silver
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Engagement Silver. The nearest is Seraph (C2-992) at ΔE 4.09 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 56 vs 56). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Seraph swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Engagement Silver
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Engagement Silver — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 6.78). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Behr PPU25-14 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →