Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Rain Drop |
| SKU | 580E-1 |
| Hex | #DAEEF9 |
| RGB | 218, 238, 249 |
| HSL | 201°, 72%, 92% |
| LRV | 83 |
| Undertone | cool blue tone |
| Family | Gray |
About Behr Rain Drop
Rain Drop is very light — LRV 83, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Rain Drop shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
Closest matches by brand
11 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
Dunn-Edwards
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Clare
Kompozit
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Rain Drop within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DAEEF9 in HSL space. Pair Rain Drop with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Behr Rain Drop Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Rain Drop from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr 580E-1 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Rain Drop
Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Rain Drop. The nearest is Tibetan Sky (SW 7134) at ΔE 3.59 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 80 vs 83). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Tibetan Sky swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Rain Drop
Benjamin Moore has no exact twin of Rain Drop. The nearest is Icy Blue (2057-70) at ΔE 4.14 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 80 vs 83). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Icy Blue swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Rain Drop
Valspar has no exact twin of Rain Drop. The nearest is Visionary (8007-3G) at ΔE 4.45 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 83). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Visionary swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Rain Drop
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Rain Drop. The nearest is Breathless (PPG1236-1) at ΔE 4.12 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 81 vs 83). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Breathless swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Rain Drop
Glidden has no exact twin of Rain Drop. The nearest is Alpine Air Aqua (90GG 83/069) at ΔE 4.53 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 83). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Alpine Air Aqua swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Rain Drop
Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Rain Drop. The nearest is Raindrops (138-1DB) at ΔE 3.83 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 83). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Raindrops swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Rain Drop
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Ice Fishing (DE5847), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.38). It runs noticeably darker (LRV 76 vs 83) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Rain Drop without repainting risk. See the full Ice Fishing swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Rain Drop
Hirshfield's has no exact twin of Rain Drop. The nearest is Aquafir (0635) at ΔE 4.92 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 81 vs 83). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Aquafir swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Rain Drop
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Rain Drop is Snow Sky (BD15) — very close at ΔE 3.48, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83) and carries a near-white undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Snow Sky swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Rain Drop
Kompozit has no exact twin of Rain Drop. The nearest is Aquafir (0635) at ΔE 4.92 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 83). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Aquafir swatch →