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Behr Gray Shimmer#D4D6D7 · LRV 67

Gray Shimmer reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ3-25 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR GRAY SHIMMER
RGB 212, 214, 215 LRV 67

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Gray Shimmer
SKU MQ3-25
Hex #D4D6D7
RGB 212, 214, 215
HSL 200°, 4%, 84%
LRV 67
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Behr Gray Shimmer

At LRV 67, Gray Shimmer 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.

Gray Shimmer 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.

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
Desired Dawn
SKU 1314 · #D8D7D9 · LRV 68
ΔE 1.82 (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 gray from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.6
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6352
#D5D7D9
December Sky
ΔE 0.6 · LRV 68
DE6324
#CFD5D7
Veiled Spotlight
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 66
DE6345
#D2D5DA
Sparkling Frost
ΔE 2.04 · LRV 66
DEC791
#D8D7D3
Cloud
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 68
DE6310
#D1D8D6
Rainy Season
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 68

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1011-2
#D0D3D3
Elemental
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 65
FLLW961
#D2D4D1
Wright Cloud White
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 65
1012-3
#D2D9DB
Tinsel
ΔE 2.31 · LRV 68
1010-2
#D6D7D2
Fog
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 68
1003-2
#D7D2D1
Balanced
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 65

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1611
#D8D9D8
Graytint
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 69
CSP-515
#CFD4D7
Lavender Wash
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 65
1625
#D0D8D9
Blue Lace
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 66
CSP-500
#D5D5D0
Whisper
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 66
1479
#D4D7D2
Alaskan Husky
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 67

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All gray at Valspar →
8006-10A
#D5D8D7
Aerodynamic
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 68
4005-1A
#D5D6D4
Polar Star
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 67.1
8004-48A
#D5D4D6
London Calling
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 66
8004-46A
#D5D6DA
Statuary
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 67
V113-1
#D5D6DA
Statuary
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 67.5

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7661
#D3D5D3
Reflection
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 66
SW 6253
#D4D8D7
Olympus White
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 68
SW 6540
#D6D9DE
Starry Night
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 69
SW 6519
#CED9DD
Hinting Blue
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 68
SW 6547
#DAD6DB
Silver Peony
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 68

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 5.61 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 8.44 · LRV 67

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.32
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 70
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 69
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 63
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 5.38 · LRV 69

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.63
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 62
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 69
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 62
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 6.41 · LRV 70
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 6.42 · LRV 63

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.6
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 8.6 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 10.9 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 11.58 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 13.35 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 16.32 · LRV 53

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

780E-3
Sterling
LRV 66
MQ3-59
Will O The Wisp
LRV 67
MQ3-22
Curio
LRV 66
BNC-05
Ground Fog
LRV 66
MQ3-29
So Shy
LRV 66
MQ3-57
Siberian Ice
LRV 67

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D4D6D7 in HSL space. Pair Gray Shimmer with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D4D6D7 + #D7D5D4
TRIADIC
#D4D6D7 · #D7D4D6 · #D6D7D4
ANALOGOUS
#D4D7D7 · #D4D6D7 · #D4D5D7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.46:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.4:1 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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