Road Runner
790A-3 · #CCCEC9 · LRV 61 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Smoke56
- 3Road Runner61
- 4Wickham Gray68
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Road Runner, Really?
Road Runner reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 790A-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Road Runner
Road Runner 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 Road Runner
At LRV 61, Road Runner is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Road Runner 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 790A-3 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 | LatticeSW 7654 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sleigh Bells1480 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bay Waves4008-1A · Valspar | 1.5 | 61.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Allegheny RiverPPG0997-1 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Steely GazePPG0996-2 · Glidden | 2.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Moon Beam438-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Road Runner 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 #CCCEC9 in HSL space. Pair Road Runner with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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