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Behr Smokey Slate#A1CBB0 · LRV 53

Smokey Slate reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 460E-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR SMOKEY SLATE
RGB 161, 203, 176 LRV 53

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Smokey Slate
SKU 460E-3
Hex #A1CBB0
RGB 161, 203, 176
HSL 141°, 29%, 71%
LRV 53
Undertone green / cool
Family Green

About Behr Smokey Slate

At LRV 53, Smokey Slate is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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.

Smokey Slate 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.

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
Mini Green
SKU 0736 · #9FC5AA · LRV 50
ΔE 1.64 (near-perfect)
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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 green from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.93
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9036
#9FCDB1
Retro Mint
ΔE 0.93 · LRV 54
SW 6737
#AED2B0
Kiwi
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 58
SW 6443
#B3CBAA
Relish
ΔE 5.18 · LRV 55
SW 6464
#ACCABC
Aloe
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 55
SW 6450
#ACC2A8
Easy Green
ΔE 5.37 · LRV 50

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.14
All green at Benjamin Moore →
2035-50
#A3CDB5
Spruce Green
ΔE 1.14 · LRV 54
563
#AAD0AC
Douglas Fern
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 55
585
#95D1B6
Lady Liberty
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 55
620
#97CBBB
Key Largo Green
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 53
647
#96CEC0
Fun 'n Games
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 54

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All green at Valspar →
6001-7C
#A3CEB6
Green Supreme
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 55.4
V062-2
#B1CEB0
Cucumber Crush
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 56.6
V063-2
#9DCCBB
Cool Juniper
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 54.1
5004-5B
#AAC2B2
Tranquil Bay
ΔE 5.95 · LRV 50.2
M227
#94CDC2
Beach Breeze
ΔE 6.69 · LRV 53.9

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.95
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5668
#A7D3B7
Glenwood Green
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 58
DE5626
#9ECCA7
Potted Plant
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 53
DE5640
#A8C3AA
Spring Leaves
ΔE 3.98 · LRV 50
DE5611
#B1CDAC
Spinach Dip
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 56
DE5619
#B3CDAC
Spring Fields
ΔE 4.76 · LRV 56

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.39
All green at PPG / Glidden →
1132-3
#AAD0BA
Taffy Twist
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 57
1226-4
#9ACDA9
Heath Green
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 53
1131-4
#A2C7A3
French Market
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 51
1139-3
#A2C2B0
Green Silk
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 49
1140-3
#A1CDBF
Tarreyton
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 55

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.02
All green at Clare →
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 7.02 · LRV 48
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 9.68 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 10.41 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 12.14 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 14.22 · LRV 54

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.54
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-64
#A6BEB3
Texas Summer
ΔE 7.54 · LRV 48
JG-63
#AFBCAF
Freshly Cut Stems
ΔE 9.81 · LRV 48
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 11.74 · LRV 53
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 12.46 · LRV 55
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 12.69 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.36
All green at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 84
#ADBDB2
Green Blue
ΔE 9.36 · LRV 48
NO. 32
#C4C6A5
Cooking Apple Green
ΔE 12.02 · LRV 55
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 12.05 · LRV 52
NO. 234
#BABBA5
Vert de Terre
ΔE 12.92 · LRV 49
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 13.24 · LRV 53

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.4
All green at Backdrop →
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 12.4 · LRV 35
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 15.4 · LRV 38
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 16.51 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 17.36 · LRV 65
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 18.92 · LRV 51

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

BXC-38
Alpine Air
LRV 53
N430-3
Garden Vista
LRV 51
490F-4
Gray Morning
LRV 50
430E-3
Laurel Mist
LRV 52
N390-3
Jojoba
LRV 56
HDC-SM14-6
Thermal Aqua
LRV 55

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A1CBB0 in HSL space. Pair Smokey Slate with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A1CBB0 + #CBA1BC
TRIADIC
#A1CBB0 · #B0A1CB · #CBB0A1
ANALOGOUS
#A7CBA1 · #A1CBB0 · #A1CBC5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.8:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.68:1 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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