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Behr Moonlit Mauve#C2B6BB · LRV 49

Moonlit Mauve reads as a magenta / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N130-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR MOONLIT MAUVE
RGB 194, 182, 187 LRV 49

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Moonlit Mauve
SKU N130-3
Hex #C2B6BB
RGB 194, 182, 187
HSL 335°, 9%, 74%
LRV 49
Undertone magenta / warm
Family Gray

About Behr Moonlit Mauve

Moonlit Mauve sits in the mid-range at LRV 49, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its magenta 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.

Moonlit Mauve 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
North Island
SKU 0552 · #BCB6B4 · LRV 47
ΔE 4.93 (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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.27
All gray at Valspar →
8004-2C
#C3B7BC
Sun Painter
ΔE 0.27 · LRV 49
8003-1B
#BEB3BE
Pocketful of Posies
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 47
8004-1C
#B8B3B6
Frisky Whiskers
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 46
8004-4C
#C4B1AF
Rosy Linen
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 46
V126-3
#C4B1AF
Rosy Linen
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 46.3

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.66
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
AF-615
#C4B7BB
Violetta
ΔE 0.66 · LRV 49
2114-50
#C2B5B7
Victorian Mauve
ΔE 1.47 · LRV 48
2115-50
#C4BBC0
Iced Mauve
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 51
1452
#C1B9BD
After the Rain
ΔE 1.94 · LRV
2116-50
#C1B9C4
African Violet
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 51

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.92
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6268
#BDB5B9
Veiled Violet
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 47
SW 6009
#C2B6B6
Imagine
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 48
SW 21
#C0B6B4
Queen Anne Lilac
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 48
SW 7079
#BCB6B6
Ponder
ΔE 4 · LRV 48
SW 6275
#BDB8B8
Fashionable Gray
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 49

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.71
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6395
#BBB0B1
Antique Mauve
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 45
DE6038
#C3B4B3
Young Fawn
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 47
DE6059
#C5B9B4
Chocolate Milk
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 50
DE6381
#B6B5B8
Silver Bullet
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 46
DE6367
#B9BABA
Covered in Platinum
ΔE 7.22 · LRV 49

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.12
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
18-04
#C3B8B7
Luxurious
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 49
1014-4
#C0B2B1
Jack Rabbit
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 46
1046-4
#CAB7C0
High Society
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 50
1172-4
#B9B3BF
Ash Grove
ΔE 3.95 · LRV 46
1003-3
#B8B4B6
Silver Bells
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 46

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.98
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 5.98 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 9.33 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 13.72 · LRV 50
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 16.37 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 16.49 · LRV 54

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.22
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 267
#BBB1AB
Dove Tale
ΔE 6.22 · LRV 45
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 9.28 · LRV 52
NO. 293
#C4B2A2
Jitney
ΔE 10.19 · LRV 46
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 11.66 · LRV 49
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 12.6 · LRV 51

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.48
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 7.48 · LRV 51
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 9.49 · LRV 50
JG-19
#BDB7AC
Sunday Stroll
ΔE 9.7 · LRV 48
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 10.7 · LRV 50
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 13.71 · LRV 51

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.72
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.72 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 12.87 · LRV 38
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 13.6 · LRV 38
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 14.59 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 18.68 · LRV 51

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

740A-3
Oak Ridge
LRV 48
PPU16-10
French Lilac
LRV 49
PPU16-09
Aster
LRV 49
N160-3
Vintage Charm
LRV 48
120E-3
Subdued Hue
LRV 48
UL250-10
Grape CrÈme
LRV 50

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C2B6BB in HSL space. Pair Moonlit Mauve with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C2B6BB + #B6C2BD
TRIADIC
#C2B6BB · #BBC2B6 · #B6BBC2
ANALOGOUS
#C2B6C1 · #C2B6BB · #C2B7B6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.96:1 fail
Sample text on black
10.7:1 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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