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Behr Heather Sachet#7B7175 · LRV 17

Heather Sachet reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr HDC-AC-27 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR HEATHER SACHET
RGB 123, 113, 117 LRV 17

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Heather Sachet
SKU HDC-AC-27
Hex #7B7175
RGB 123, 113, 117
HSL 336°, 4%, 46%
LRV 17
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Behr Heather Sachet

With an LRV of 17, Heather Sachet is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Heather Sachet works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. 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
Ocean Frigate
SKU 0555 · #7A7778 · LRV 19
ΔE 4.48 (noticeable)
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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
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1455
#7A6F74
Vintage Charm
ΔE 1 · LRV 18
AF-640
#796C6F
Kasbah
ΔE 2.24 · LRV
1462
#797271
Gray Mountain
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 19
AF-590
#7A767E
Tempest
ΔE 3.65 · LRV
AF-635
#7C6A73
Bonne Nuit
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 17

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.63
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7629
#786E70
Grapy
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 16
SW 6263
#736F78
Exclusive Plum
ΔE 3.75 · LRV 16
SW 6277
#7B787D
Special Gray
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 19
SW 7019
#78736E
Gauntlet Gray
ΔE 6.35 · LRV 17
SW 2849
#797978
Westchester Gray
ΔE 6.87 · LRV 19

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.16
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6397
#7C6E6D
Hickory Cliff
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 17
DE6383
#757374
Bank Vault
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 17
DE6040
#86736E
Cave of the Winds
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 18
DE6369
#787976
Legendary Gray
ΔE 8.3 · LRV 19
DEC797
#6F7476
Battleship Gray
ΔE 8.67 · LRV 17

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.24
All gray at Valspar →
1001-7B
#7C6C72
Simple Plum
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 16.1
T592
#827072
Ashen Violet
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 17.6
8006-12E
#777575
Nature Walk
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 18
V124-5
#777575
Nature Walk
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 17.9
8006-11E
#757576
Ground Truth
ΔE 5.76 · LRV 18

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.92
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
13-19
#7C6B76
Purple Dusk
ΔE 4.92 · LRV 16
1015-6
#816F6B
Granite Boulder
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 17
1018-6
#7F726B
Flipper
ΔE 5.98 · LRV 18
1006-6
#7B736B
Deconstruction
ΔE 7.23 · LRV 18
1011-5
#6E7376
Improbable
ΔE 8.47 · LRV 17

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.28
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 244
#786963
London Clay
ΔE 6.28 · LRV 15
NO. 271
#8D8089
Brassica
ΔE 6.85 · LRV 23
NO. 220
#636E8F
Pitch Blue
ΔE 13.75 · LRV 16
NO. 299
#6A7C80
De Nimes
ΔE 15.09 · LRV 19
NO. 47
#737C70
Green Smoke
ΔE 15.65 · LRV 19

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.64
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-DP-53
#726460
Coffee Date
ΔE 6.64 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-33
#706473
Prince
ΔE 7.08 · LRV 14
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 9.77 · LRV 21
PNT100-DP-66
#767665
Field Trip
ΔE 14.2 · LRV 18
PNT100-DP-61
#6C795F
Daily Greens
ΔE 21.31 · LRV 18

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.53
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-129
#837165
Elemental
ΔE 8.53 · LRV 18
JG-159
#737268
Estate
ΔE 10.67 · LRV 17
JG-03
#617373
Duke Gray
ΔE 15.7 · LRV 16
JG-10
#6B7970
Luxe
ΔE 16.53 · LRV 18
JG-79
#607577
Demo Day
ΔE 16.59 · LRV 17

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.96
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 14.96 · LRV 18
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 15.27 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 15.27 · LRV 14
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 15.98 · LRV 22
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 19.32 · LRV 18

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

PPU17-18
Echo
LRV 17
PPU17-17
Plum Shadow
LRV 17
720B-5
Bitter Briar
LRV 17
MQ2-58
Unpredictable Hue
LRV 17
N140-5
Complex Gray
LRV 18
MQ1-41
Autumn Ashes
LRV 16

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7B7175 in HSL space. Pair Heather Sachet with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#7B7175 + #717B77
TRIADIC
#7B7175 · #757B71 · #71757B
ANALOGOUS
#7B717A · #7B7175 · #7B7271

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
4.71:1 AA
Sample text on black
4.46:1 AA Large

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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