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Behr Granite Dust#D6CBC1 · LRV 61

Granite Dust reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ3-6 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR GRANITE DUST
RGB 214, 203, 193 LRV 61

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Granite Dust
SKU MQ3-6
Hex #D6CBC1
RGB 214, 203, 193
HSL 29°, 20%, 80%
LRV 61
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Granite Dust

At LRV 61, Granite Dust 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.

Granite Dust 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
Awakening
SKU 0560 · #D5CBBE · LRV 61
ΔE 1.69 (near-perfect)
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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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.71
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6064
#D9CDC3
Reticence
ΔE 0.71 · LRV 62
SW 6071
#D4CCC3
Popular Gray
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 61
SW 7634
#D3CCC4
Pediment
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 61
SW 7632
#D6CEC3
Modern Gray
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 62
SW 7029
#D1CBC1
Agreeable Gray
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 60

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.71
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
18-02
#D8CDC4
River Rock
ΔE 0.71 · LRV 62
1019-2
#D6CBBF
In The Buff
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 61
1018-2
#D4CBC4
My Alibi
ΔE 1.42 · LRV 61
1074-3
#DACBBF
Bermuda Sand
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 61
1017-2
#D9CAC3
First Kiss
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 61

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 6.1 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 9.54 · LRV 60

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.47
All neutral at Valspar →
8004-7A
#D7CDC6
Dusky Morn
ΔE 1.47 · LRV 62
M230
#D7CDC6
Seed Cathedral
ΔE 1.47 · LRV 62.2
1001-10B
#D8CCC5
March Ice
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 62.1
V130-1
#D3CDC6
Basket of Bobbins
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 61.4
7007-24
#D1CBC1
Heritage Gray
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 60

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.69
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-400
#D5CBBE
Rocking Chair
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 60
AF-265
#DBCCC2
Charmeuse
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 61
HC-78
#D5CABB
Litchfield Gray
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 59
859
#D3CEC4
Collingwood
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 62
OC-28
#D3CEC4
Collingwood
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 62

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.28
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 60
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 60
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 63
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 65
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 5.94 · LRV 61

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.57
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6213
#D8CFC1
Fine Grain
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 63
DEC786
#D3CEC5
Miner's Dust
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 62
DE6220
#D4CEBF
Porous Stone
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 62
DEC773
#D6CFBF
Heather
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 63
DE6241
#D2CFC1
Lunar Landing
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 62

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.43
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 59
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 4.4 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 59
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.39
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.39 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 6.78 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.31 · LRV 73
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 10.29 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 17.85 · LRV 51

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

N320-2
Toasty Gray
LRV 61
PPU18-09
Burnished Clay
LRV 61
PPU5-12
Almond Wisp
LRV 60
HDC-NT-20
Cotton Grey
LRV 61
BIC-02
Hazy Taupe
LRV 59
PPU2-06
Wisp Of Mauve
LRV 59

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D6CBC1 in HSL space. Pair Granite Dust with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D6CBC1 + #C1CCD6
TRIADIC
#D6CBC1 · #C1D6CB · #CBC1D6
ANALOGOUS
#D6C1C2 · #D6CBC1 · #D6D6C1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.59:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.17:1 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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