Gray Envelope
DC-011 · #D9D0C1 · LRV 64 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Gray Envelope64
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Gray Envelope, Really?
Gray Envelope reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr DC-011 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gray Envelope
Gray Envelope 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.
How Lighting Changes Gray Envelope
At LRV 64, Gray Envelope 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.
Most complaints about Gray Envelope 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 DC-011 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 | DumplingSW 9616 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cedar Key982 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Perfect CrustT555 · Valspar | 0.5 | 63.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cool ConcretePPG1023-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cool ConcretePPG1023-2 · Glidden | 0.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Existence420-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Gray Envelope 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 #D9D0C1 in HSL space. Pair Gray Envelope with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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