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Behr Mauve It#CFC0D1 · LRV 56

Mauve It reads as a violet / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N120-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR MAUVE IT
RGB 207, 192, 209 LRV 56

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Mauve It
SKU N120-3
Hex #CFC0D1
RGB 207, 192, 209
HSL 293°, 16%, 79%
LRV 56
Undertone violet / cool
Family Purple

About Behr Mauve It

At LRV 56, Mauve It is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet 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.

Mauve It 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.

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
Orchid Fragrance
SKU 1287 · #C9C1D0 · LRV 55
ΔE 2.86 (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 purple from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.6
All purple at Benjamin Moore →
1382
#CDBFD1
Violet Petal
ΔE 0.6 · LRV
1381
#D4C7D6
Easter Ribbon
ΔE 1.95 · LRV
1375
#D6BFCE
Hidden Sanctuary
ΔE 2.87 · LRV
1403
#C7C3D9
French Lilac
ΔE 4.64 · LRV
1411
#C3C2D0
North Cascades
ΔE 6.05 · LRV 55

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
1177-3
#D6C7D6
Shy Violet
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 60
1179-4
#CEB9C4
Rose Marble
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 52
1046-3
#D8C2CA
Old Mission Pink
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 57
1174-3
#CDC8D2
Silver Chalice
ΔE 5.31 · LRV 59
1047-4
#D0C1C3
Ancestral
ΔE 6.36 · LRV 55

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.94
All purple at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5975
#CDBACB
Antique Heather
ΔE 1.94 · LRV 52
DE5954
#C8BAD4
Soft Purple
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 52
DE6010
#D4C0C5
Elusive Violet
ΔE 5.12 · LRV 56
DE5982
#D4BDDF
Plum Point
ΔE 6.1 · LRV 56
DE6387
#CBC5C6
Dangerous Robot
ΔE 8.33 · LRV 57

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All purple at Valspar →
1001-4B
#D1C3DB
Playful Petal
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 57.7
V076-2
#CBBBC4
Mischief
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 52.2
8003-2C
#CFBCC3
Calm Cupid
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 53
8002-2C
#DABDD6
Lavender Knoll
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 56
8004-48B
#C7C5CC
Pebbles
ΔE 7.23 · LRV 56

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.85
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6555
#D1C6D2
Enchant
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 59
SW 6828
#D2C8DD
Rhapsody Lilac
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 60
SW 6548
#C5C0C9
Grape Mist
ΔE 5.46 · LRV 54
SW 6296
#DABDC1
Fading Rose
ΔE 6.9 · LRV 55
SW 6015
#D1C5C4
Vaguely Mauve
ΔE 8.15 · LRV 57

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.92
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 6.92 · LRV 59
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 10.08 · LRV 60
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 13.12 · LRV 55
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 13.49 · LRV 60
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 13.99 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.59
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 7.59 · LRV 62
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 10.51 · LRV 56
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 12.59 · LRV 55
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 13.13 · LRV 54
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 14.78 · LRV 58

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.86
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 10.86 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 13.58 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 14.38 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 14.45 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 16.14 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.26
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 14.26 · LRV 53
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 15.08 · LRV 60
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 17.71 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 18.1 · LRV 65
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 20.51 · LRV 51

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

100E-3
Pastel Violet
LRV 56
690E-3
Iris Pink
LRV 54
N110-2
Mulberry Stain
LRV 55
110E-3
Dusky Violet
LRV 58
MQ5-40
Satire
LRV 53
710A-3
Sweet Breeze
LRV 59

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CFC0D1 in HSL space. Pair Mauve It with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CFC0D1 + #C2D1C0
TRIADIC
#CFC0D1 · #D1CFC0 · #C0D1CF
ANALOGOUS
#C7C0D1 · #CFC0D1 · #D1C0CA

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.73:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.11:1 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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