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BEHR · PPU26-17

Behr Fast As The Wind#C7CBC8 · LRV 59

Fast As The Wind reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU26-17 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

BEHR FAST AS THE WIND
RGB 199, 203, 200 LRV 59

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Fast As The Wind
SKU PPU26-17
Hex #C7CBC8
RGB 199, 203, 200
HSL 135°, 4%, 79%
LRV 59
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Behr Fast As The Wind

At LRV 59, Fast As The Wind 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.

Fast As The Wind 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 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 gray from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.48
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG0994-2 · #C8CBC8 · ΔE 0.48 · LRV 59
PPG0996-2 · #CCCBC9 · ΔE 2.7 · LRV 60
PPG1002-3 · #CFCBC5 · ΔE 3.96 · LRV 60
PPG1007-2 · #CEC9C1 · ΔE 4.58 · LRV 59
PPG1144-3 · #BECECC · ΔE 4.93 · LRV 59

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All gray at Kompozit →
0524 · #CACECC · ΔE 0.92 · LRV 61
0531 · #C8C8C4 · ΔE 2 · LRV 58
0546 · #C7C7C6 · ΔE 2.58 · LRV 57
0510 · #C7CBCE · ΔE 3.27 · LRV 59
0488 · #C2CECA · ΔE 3.6 · LRV 60

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-5 · #CBCDCA · ΔE 1.14 · LRV 60
1597 · #C8CDCD · ΔE 1.64 · LRV 60
HC-170 · #CACBC5 · ΔE 1.86 · LRV 59
1612 · #C6CBCC · ΔE 2.1 · LRV 59
1459 · #CACAC8 · ΔE 2.17 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.31
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 205 · #C9CFCD · ΔE 1.31 · LRV 61
NO. 228 · #CFCBC4 · ΔE 4.04 · LRV 60
NO. 285 · #CACCC0 · ΔE 4.15 · LRV 60
NO. 236 · #C0CDC2 · ΔE 5.69 · LRV 59
NO. 270 · #C9C7CD · ΔE 6.24 · LRV 58

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.34
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-74 · #CCD0CE · ΔE 1.34 · LRV 62
JG-12 · #C5C9C2 · ΔE 2.06 · LRV 58
JG-117 · #CBC9C1 · ΔE 3.41 · LRV 58
JG-13 · #C9CEC4 · ΔE 3.48 · LRV 61
JG-18 · #CDCABC · ΔE 5.46 · LRV 59

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7064 · #CBCCC9 · ΔE 1.52 · LRV 60
SW 7071 · #C6CACA · ΔE 1.62 · LRV 59
SW 7057 · #C8CBC4 · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 59
SW 7662 · #C9CCCD · ΔE 2.37 · LRV 60
SW 7667 · #CAC9C6 · ΔE 2.51 · LRV 59

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All gray at Dutch Boy →
438-2DB · #CBCCC9 · ΔE 1.52 · LRV 60
437-2DB · #C6C8C8 · ΔE 2.15 · LRV 58
436-2DB · #C7CBCC · ΔE 2.17 · LRV 59
426-2DB · #C7CEC8 · ΔE 2.25 · LRV 61
427-1DB · #C0CCC6 · ΔE 3.99 · LRV 58

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.6
All gray at Valspar →
5001-3B · #C8CFCC · ΔE 1.6 · LRV 61.5
V141-3 · #C5CECA · ΔE 2.42 · LRV 60.4
T634 · #C5CFCD · ΔE 2.69 · LRV 60.9
8006-11B · #CACACA · ΔE 2.86 · LRV 59
4003-1B · #CBC9C4 · ΔE 2.94 · LRV 58.4

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.92
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0531 · #CACAC6 · ΔE 1.92 · LRV 59
0488 · #C6D0CD · ΔE 2.8 · LRV 62
0546 · #C9C8C7 · ΔE 3.01 · LRV 58
0510 · #C9CCCF · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 60
H040 · #BECCCC · ΔE 4.22 · LRV 56

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.05
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DEGR65 · #C8C8C5 · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 58
DEGR61 · #CBCCCC · ΔE 2.48 · LRV 61
DE6276 · #CBCDC4 · ΔE 2.91 · LRV 56
DEGR44 · #CBCAC2 · ΔE 3.07 · LRV 59
DEC790 · #CAC7C4 · ΔE 3.63 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.2
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-08 · #CBCBC5 · ΔE 2.2 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-10 · #C1CAC5 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-46 · #C1CFC2 · ΔE 6.56 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-17 · #D4CBC0 · ΔE 6.6 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-35 · #B9CDC8 · ΔE 6.62 · LRV 58

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.47
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-993 · #CDCCC8 · ΔE 2.47 · LRV 60
C2-992 · #C6C6C6 · ΔE 3.02 · LRV 56
C2-978 · #C3CCC4 · ΔE 3.55 · LRV 59
C2-703 · #BFCEC6 · ΔE 5.48 · LRV 59
BD8 · #D1C7C8 · ΔE 7.97 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.3
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 7.3 · LRV 65
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 10.31 · LRV 73
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 11.31 · LRV 51
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 14.24 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 17.39 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

UL260-17 · LRV 59
QE-49 · LRV 60
790C-3 · LRV 59
PPU26-09 · LRV 59
ECC-62-1 · LRV 59
N140-2 · LRV 60

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C7CBC8 in HSL space. Pair Fast As The Wind with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C7CBC8 + #CBC7CA
TRIADIC
#C7CBC8 · #C8C7CB · #CBC8C7
ANALOGOUS
#C8CBC7 · #C7CBC8 · #C7CBCA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.64:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.8:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Behr Fast As The Wind Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Fast As The Wind 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 PPU26-17 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Fast As The Wind is Pittsburgh Gray (PPG0994-2). At ΔE 0.48 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Pittsburgh Gray and you'll get the same color. See the full Pittsburgh Gray swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Skylight (NO. 205), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.31). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 59) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Fast As The Wind without repainting risk. See the full Skylight swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Gray Screen (SW 7071), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.62). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Fast As The Wind without repainting risk. See the full Gray Screen swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Snowglory (0531), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.92). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Fast As The Wind without repainting risk. See the full Snowglory swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

At Kompozit, the closest color to Fast As The Wind is Snowglory (0531) — very close at ΔE 2, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 59) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Snowglory swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Fast As The Wind is Cold Embrace (DEGR65) — very close at ΔE 2.05, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 59) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cold Embrace swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Fast As The Wind is Wedding Band (JG-12) — very close at ΔE 2.06, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 59) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Wedding Band swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Fast As The Wind is Metro Gray (1459) — very close at ΔE 2.17, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 59) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Metro Gray swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Fast As The Wind is Silvery Gray (436-2DB) — very close at ΔE 2.17, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Silvery Gray swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

At Clare, the closest color to Fast As The Wind is Windy City (PNT100-LT-08) — very close at ΔE 2.2, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Windy City swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Fast As The Wind is Vancouver Day (C2-993) — very close at ΔE 2.47, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 59) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Vancouver Day swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

At Valspar, the closest color to Fast As The Wind is Gray Morn (8006-11B) — very close at ΔE 2.86, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Gray Morn swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Fast As The Wind

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Fast As The Wind — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 7.3). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Behr PPU26-17 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →

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