BEHR · N520-5

Behr Pencil Point#7A7C75 · LRV 23

Pencil Point 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 N520-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR PENCIL POINT

RGB 122, 124, 117 LRV 23

Color spec

Brand	Behr
Name	Pencil Point
SKU	N520-5
Hex	#7A7C75
RGB	122, 124, 117
HSL	77°, 3%, 47%
LRV	23
Undertone	true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family	Gray

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

Vigilant

SKU 0563 · #81796F · LRV 19

ΔE 5.41 (different)

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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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.79

All gray at Sherwin-Williams →

SW 7060

#7C7D75

Attitude Gray

ΔE 0.79 · LRV 20

SW 6200

#7F7E72

Link Gray

ΔE 2.76 · LRV 21

SW 6207

#7A8076

Retreat

ΔE 2.87 · LRV 21

SW 2849

#797978

Westchester Gray

ΔE 3.82 · LRV 19

SW 7046

#817A6E

Anonymous

ΔE 4.97 · LRV 20

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.12

All gray at Valspar →

5006-2B

#7B7B73

Porcelain Shale

ΔE 1.12 · LRV 19.6

5005-2B

#797C72

Murky Sage

ΔE 1.66 · LRV 19.8

8004-32F

#757A70

Sage Slate

ΔE 2.55 · LRV 19

V143-5

#757A70

Sage Slate

ΔE 2.55 · LRV 18.9

6004-2B

#817B72

Mountain Smoke

ΔE 4.33 · LRV 20.2

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.03

All gray at Benjamin Moore →

HC-167

#767771

Amherst

ΔE 2.03 · LRV 18

CC-548

#807E78

Asphalt

ΔE 2.64 · LRV 21

CW-80

#837D70

Carter

ΔE 4.72 · LRV 21

CSP-750

#717D7A

Porch

ΔE 4.83 · LRV 20

2121-20

#797C7E

Steel

ΔE 5.09 · LRV 20

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.52

All gray at Dunn-Edwards →

DE6369

#787976

Legendary Gray

ΔE 2.52 · LRV 19

DEC778

#707B71

Boxwood

ΔE 4.85 · LRV 19

DE6327

#727A7C

Rhinoceros

ΔE 5.4 · LRV 19

DE6230

#817A69

Center Ridge

ΔE 5.89 · LRV 20

DE6355

#797B80

Tarnished Silver

ΔE 6.98 · LRV 20

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.2

All gray at Magnolia Home →

JG-125

#838379

Boutique Gray

ΔE 3.2 · LRV 22

JG-130

#857F7C

Wooden Palette

ΔE 5.93 · LRV 22

JG-10

#6B7970

Luxe

ΔE 6.15 · LRV 18

JG-61

#777E6A

Bespoke Green

ΔE 6.44 · LRV 20

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.39

All gray at PPG / Glidden →

1007-6

#807B76

Cool Charcoal

ΔE 4.39 · LRV 20

1028-5

#817F6E

Autumn Gray

ΔE 4.81 · LRV 21

1128-6

#737B6C

Thyme Green

ΔE 5.12 · LRV 19

1036-6

#6E797B

Phantom

ΔE 6.12 · LRV 18

15-20

#887B6E

Ghost Ship

ΔE 7.94 · LRV 21

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.44

All gray at Farrow & Ball →

NO. 47

#737C70

Green Smoke

ΔE 4.44 · LRV 19

NO. 271

#8D8089

Brassica

ΔE 13.73 · LRV 23

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.66

All gray at Backdrop →

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.2

All gray at Clare →

PNT100-DP-66

#767665

Field Trip

ΔE 5.2 · LRV 18

PNT100-MD-16

#7B8082

Irony

ΔE 5.26 · LRV 21

PNT100-DP-61

#6C795F

Daily Greens

ΔE 9.89 · LRV 18

PNT100-DP-53

#726460

Coffee Date

ΔE 12.54 · LRV 14

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7A7C75 in HSL space. Pair Pencil Point with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY

#7A7C75 + #77757C

TRIADIC

#7A7C75 · #757A7C · #7C757A

ANALOGOUS

#7C7A75 · #7A7C75 · #777C75

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white

4.23:1 AA Large

Sample text on black

4.97:1 AA

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

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