Moonlit Snow
MQ3-61 · #CCCFD6 · LRV 62 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Moonlit Snow, Really?
Moonlit Snow reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr MQ3-61 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Moonlit Snow
Moonlit Snow 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.
How Lighting Changes Moonlit Snow
At LRV 62, Moonlit Snow is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Moonlit Snow are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr MQ3-61 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | North StarSW 6246 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.4 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Mist1437 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | El NiñoM210 · Valspar | 1.1 | 61.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Memory LanePPG1163-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silvery Moonlight50BG 63/014 · Glidden | 2.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Subtle Purple344-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Moonlit Snow within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CCCFD6 in HSL space. Pair Moonlit Snow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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