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Behr Gravelstone#D0C3B5 · LRV 56

Gravelstone reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ2-50 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR GRAVELSTONE
RGB 208, 195, 181 LRV 56

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Gravelstone
SKU MQ2-50
Hex #D0C3B5
RGB 208, 195, 181
HSL 31°, 22%, 76%
LRV 56
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Gravelstone

At LRV 56, Gravelstone 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.

Gravelstone 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
Overgrown
SKU 0196 · #CEC6B8 · LRV 57
ΔE 2.53 (close)
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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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.25
All neutral at Valspar →
8005-8B
#D1C4B6
Perfect Backdrop
ΔE 0.25 · LRV 56
M243
#CEC2B4
Mushroom Risotto
ΔE 0.57 · LRV 55.1
V133-3
#D2C2B1
Shaggy Dog
ΔE 1.46 · LRV 55.6
8005-5B
#CDC2B2
Soft Pelican
ΔE 1.64 · LRV 55
V135-2
#CDC2B2
Soft Pelican
ΔE 1.64 · LRV 54.9

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.52
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1076-3
#D0C2B4
Gotta Have It
ΔE 0.52 · LRV 55
1020-3
#CEC1B5
Whippet
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 55
15-28
#CBC1B4
Great Gray
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 54
1021-2
#CFC5B6
Synchronicity
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 57
14-32
#CEC7B8
Ostrich Feather
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 57

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.89
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
989
#CFC4B7
Alphano Beige
ΔE 0.89 · LRV 55
1025
#D1C0AF
Chocolate Mousse
ΔE 1.85 · LRV
983
#CDC4B5
Smokey Taupe
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 55
CC-460
#CDC4B5
Inukshuk
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 55
1010
#D3C4BA
Rose Dust
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 56

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.35
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 53
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 54
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 56
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 55
SW 7036
#D1C7B8
Accessible Beige
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 58
SW 7043
#CEC6BB
Worldly Gray
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 57
SW 7022
#CCC5BD
Alpaca
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 56
SW 6036
#D1C5BE
Angora
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 57
SW 7738
#CDC4AE
Cargo Pants
ΔE 4.55 · LRV 56

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.61
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6206
#D5C7B3
Desert Suede
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 58
DE6066
#D5C6BD
Desert Rock
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 58
DEC747
#D5C3AD
Sahara
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 56
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 57
DE6073
#D6C3B9
New Wool
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 57

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.62
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 6.09 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 6.5 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 7.71 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 9.47 · LRV 60

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 3 · LRV 59
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 54
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 59
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 5.31 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.52
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 6.56 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.61 · LRV 73
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 10.05 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 18.99 · LRV 51

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

HDC-AC-04
Avenue Tan
LRV 56
HDC-NT-13
Merino Wool
LRV 55
PPU5-08
Sculptor Clay
LRV 55
N190-3
Windrift Beige
LRV 55
720C-3
Wheat Bread
LRV 56
MQ3-10
French Beige
LRV 57

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D0C3B5 in HSL space. Pair Gravelstone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D0C3B5 + #B5C2D0
TRIADIC
#D0C3B5 · #B5D0C3 · #C3B5D0
ANALOGOUS
#D0B5B5 · #D0C3B5 · #D0D0B5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.73:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.16:1 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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