Evaporation
N450-1 · #D1D5D3 · LRV 66 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Evaporation66
- 4Drizzle71
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Evaporation, Really?
Evaporation reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr N450-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Evaporation
Evaporation 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.
How Lighting Changes Evaporation
At LRV 66, Evaporation 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.
Most complaints about Evaporation are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr N450-1 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | ReflectionSW 7661 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silvery Moon1604 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Morning Lake7004-21 · Valspar | 1.0 | 64.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wright Cloud WhiteFLLW961 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ElementalPPG1011-2 · Glidden | 1.3 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pond Ice426-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Evaporation within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D1D5D3 in HSL space. Pair Evaporation with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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