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Behr Great Falls#9FA6B4 · LRV 38

Great Falls reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU15-11 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR GREAT FALLS
RGB 159, 166, 180 LRV 38

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Great Falls
SKU PPU15-11
Hex #9FA6B4
RGB 159, 166, 180
HSL 220°, 12%, 66%
LRV 38
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Behr Great Falls

Great Falls sits in the mid-range at LRV 38, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its blue 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Great Falls is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
Baby Seal
SKU 0519 · #9DA3AC · LRV 36
ΔE 2.45 (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 gray from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.2
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1439
#A0A6B6
Yukon Sky
ΔE 1.2 · LRV 39
CC-920
#A0A6B6
Yukon Sky
ΔE 1.2 · LRV 39
2119-50
#A2A9B1
Nickel
ΔE 3.05 · LRV
2130-50
#9CA8B3
New Hope Gray
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 39
2132-50
#9EA7AD
Pilgrim Haze
ΔE 4.44 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.66
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
10-24
#9DAAB9
Inevitable
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 39
1168-4
#A4ABBF
Lilac Time
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 41
13-23
#A0A0AA
Amethyst Haze
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 36
1040-4
#A0AEB8
How Handsome
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 41
1155-5
#8EA7B9
Dresden Dream
ΔE 6.54 · LRV 37

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.77
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6535
#99A7B8
Solitude
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 38
SW 6241
#98A9B7
Aleutian
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 38
SW 6262
#A6A3A9
Mysterious Mauve
ΔE 5.41 · LRV 37
SW 7073
#A0A5A7
Network Gray
ΔE 5.84 · LRV 37
SW 6227
#96AAB0
Meditative
ΔE 7.75 · LRV 38

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.34
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6347
#989EA7
Shining Knight
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 34
DE6354
#9CA0A6
Gray Wolf
ΔE 4.04 · LRV 35
DEC796
#9DACB5
Irogon Blue
ΔE 5.17 · LRV 40
DE6361
#A1A5A8
Baby Seal
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 37
DE6375
#A9AAAB
Castlerock
ΔE 6.36 · LRV 40

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.16
All gray at Valspar →
V137-4
#97A7B4
Wave Goodbye
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 37.4
V107-4
#93AAB8
Cool Customer
ΔE 6.47 · LRV 38.4
8004-38D
#93A8B1
Shale Blue
ΔE 7.09 · LRV 37
8004-37E
#9AA9AC
Pearl Gray
ΔE 7.47 · LRV 38
V139-4
#9AA9AC
Pearl Gray
ΔE 7.47 · LRV 38.2

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.26
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 34
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 7.78 · LRV 36
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 11.88 · LRV 38
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 12.52 · LRV 41

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.67
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 7.67 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 11.8 · LRV 38
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 16.64 · LRV 33
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 16.68 · LRV 33
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 17.63 · LRV 35

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-99
#B0AAAB
Vintage Collection
ΔE 8 · LRV 41
JG-84
#91A1A4
Display
ΔE 8.1 · LRV 34
JG-89
#8CA8B4
Winter Solstice
ΔE 8.52 · LRV 37
JG-137
#A3A7A1
Vintage Weathervane
ΔE 10.21 · LRV 38
JG-15
#A7A9A3
Weathered Windmill
ΔE 10.21 · LRV 39

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.8
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 265
#A2A29D
Manor House Gray
ΔE 9.8 · LRV 36
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 11.11 · LRV 32
NO. 88
#B2B1A9
Lamp Room Gray
ΔE 11.74 · LRV 44
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 12.72 · LRV 41
NO. 25
#A1A093
Pigeon
ΔE 13.95 · LRV 35

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

N550-4
Ashberry
LRV 39
BNC-09
Heather Gray
LRV 38
N570-3
Art Nouveau Glass
LRV 36
MQ5-22
Rainmaster
LRV 36
760F-4
Down Pour
LRV 38
MQ5-13
Upscale
LRV 41

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #9FA6B4 in HSL space. Pair Great Falls with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#9FA6B4 + #B4AD9F
TRIADIC
#9FA6B4 · #B49FA6 · #A6B49F
ANALOGOUS
#9FB1B4 · #9FA6B4 · #A39FB4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.45:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.59:1 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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