Gray Morning
490F-4 · #99C6B2 · LRV 50 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Adirondack Blue22
- 2Van Courtland Blue31
- 3Gray Morning50
- 4Refresh59
- 5Meander Blue66
What Color Is Gray Morning, Really?
Gray Morning reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 490F-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gray Morning
Gray Morning 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
How Lighting Changes Gray Morning
At LRV 50, Gray Morning is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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 Morning 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 490F-4 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 | AquastoneSW 9043 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Dreamcatcher640 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cool JuniperV063-2 · Valspar | 1.9 | 54.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Green SilkPPG1139-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.2 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Green SilkPPG1139-3 · Glidden | 3.2 | 49 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Noah's Grass Stain230-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.5 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Gray Morning 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 #99C6B2 in HSL space. Pair Gray Morning with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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