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Behr River Veil#D7DDDD · LRV 71

River Veil reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ3-50 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR RIVER VEIL
RGB 215, 221, 221 LRV 71

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name River Veil
SKU MQ3-50
Hex #D7DDDD
RGB 215, 221, 221
HSL 180°, 8%, 85%
LRV 71
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Behr River Veil

At LRV 71, River Veil is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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.

River Veil 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.

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
Ocean Crest
SKU 0502 · #D6DDDD · LRV 71
ΔE 0.45 (imperceptible)
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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.

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.46
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 0.46 · LRV 70
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 69
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 4.81 · LRV 71
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 6.08 · LRV 69

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.53
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1037-1
#D5DCDC
Sea Frost
ΔE 0.53 · LRV 70
10-25
#D4DDDD
Winter's Breath
ΔE 1.32 · LRV 71
1038-3
#D4DDDD
Winter's Breath
ΔE 1.32 · LRV 71
1001-3
#D9DCDB
Thin Ice
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 71
1013-2
#D9DCDD
Spring Thaw
ΔE 1.64 · LRV 71

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.71
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6316
#D9DFE0
Cold Water
ΔE 0.71 · LRV 73
DE6359
#D8DADB
Silver Setting
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 70
DE6330
#D9DFE3
Waterloo
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 73
DE6373
#DBDBDA
Porpoise
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 71
DE6379
#DEDDDD
Silver Lake
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 72

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.89
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2124-50
#D6DBDC
Bunny Gray
ΔE 0.89 · LRV 69
2126-60
#D7DCDE
Gray Cloud
ΔE 1.29 · LRV 70
868
#D4DDDC
Mountain Mist
ΔE 1.53 · LRV
1632
#D4DEDD
Glass Slipper
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 70
867
#D3DEDC
Glacier Lake
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 71

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All gray at Valspar →
7004-4
#D7DBDA
Tsunami Sky
ΔE 1.02 · LRV 70.2
T644
#D7DCD9
Old Sterling
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 70.8
7004-16
#DADEDB
Sheer Light
ΔE 1.66 · LRV 72
4003-3A
#D4DDE0
Wisteria Snow
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 71.2
8004-34A
#D7DFDC
Sheer Elegance
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 72

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6224
#D8E0DF
Mountain Air
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 73
SW 6238
#DBDFE0
Icicle
ΔE 1.32 · LRV 73
SW 7070
#DCDEDC
Site White
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 73
SW 7666
#DCDDD8
Fleur de Sel
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 72
SW 6259
#DDDCDB
Spatial White
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 72

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.32
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 70
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 4.73 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 7.16 · LRV 72

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.83
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 73
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 69
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 5.64 · LRV 73
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 70
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 7.36 · LRV 74

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.58
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 6.58 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 9.19 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 10.91 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 11.13 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 15.44 · LRV 60

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

N520-1
White Metal
LRV 72
HDC-CT-16
Billowing Clouds
LRV 71
N530-2
Double Click
LRV 72
MQ3-55
White Lie
LRV 72
MQ3-26
Mainsail
LRV 72
PPU12-13
Urban Mist
LRV 70

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D7DDDD in HSL space. Pair River Veil with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D7DDDD + #DDD7D7
TRIADIC
#D7DDDD · #DDD7DD · #DDDDD7
ANALOGOUS
#D7DDDA · #D7DDDD · #D7DADD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.37:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.28:1 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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