Mortar
N380-1 · #D6D7CF · LRV 67 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Mortar67
- 4Spatial White72
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Mortar, Really?
Mortar reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr N380-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mortar
Mortar 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 Mortar
At LRV 67, Mortar is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Mortar 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 N380-1 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 | Winter WalkSW 9628 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Moonshine2140-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Stony Path5007-1B · Valspar | 1.0 | 68.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | FogPPG1010-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | FogPPG1010-2 · Glidden | 1.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pond Ice426-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.5 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Mortar 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 #D6D7CF in HSL space. Pair Mortar with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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