Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Snow Ballet |
| SKU | 590E-2 |
| Hex | #DAEBF7 |
| RGB | 218, 235, 247 |
| HSL | 205°, 64%, 91% |
| LRV | 81 |
| Undertone | cool blue tone |
| Family | Gray |
About Behr Snow Ballet
Snow Ballet is very light — LRV 81, 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.
Snow Ballet 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
13 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
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Clare
Kompozit
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Snow Ballet 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 #DAEBF7 in HSL space. Pair Snow Ballet 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 Snow Ballet Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Snow Ballet 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 590E-2 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Snow Ballet
Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Snow Ballet. The nearest is Tibetan Sky (SW 7134) at ΔE 4.04 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 80 vs 81). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Tibetan Sky swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Snow Ballet
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Snow Ballet is Cumulus Cotton (2063-70) — very close at ΔE 2.52, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 78 vs 81) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cumulus Cotton swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Snow Ballet
Valspar has no exact twin of Snow Ballet. The nearest is Moonbeam (4005-7A) at ΔE 3.91 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82.3 vs 81). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Moonbeam swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Snow Ballet
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Snow Ballet. The nearest is Prelude (PPG1155-2) at ΔE 3.96 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 80 vs 81). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Prelude swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Snow Ballet
Glidden has no exact twin of Snow Ballet. The nearest is Prelude (PPG1155-2) at ΔE 3.96 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 81 vs 81). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Prelude swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Snow Ballet
Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Snow Ballet. The nearest is Arielle (137-1DB) at ΔE 4.25 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 80 vs 81). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Arielle swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Snow Ballet
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Ice Fishing (DE5847), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.28). It runs slightly darker (LRV 76 vs 81) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Snow Ballet without repainting risk. See the full Ice Fishing swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Snow Ballet
Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Snow Ballet. The nearest is Sizing (NO. 314) at ΔE 4.4 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 78 vs 81). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Sizing swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Snow Ballet
Hirshfield's doesn't make a true equivalent of Snow Ballet — the nearest deck color, Aquafir (0635), is clearly different (ΔE 5). For an exact match, any Hirshfield's retailer can custom-tint Behr 590E-2 instead. See the full Aquafir swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Snow Ballet
Kompozit doesn't make a true equivalent of Snow Ballet — the nearest deck color, Aquafir (0635), is clearly different (ΔE 5). For an exact match, any Kompozit retailer can custom-tint Behr 590E-2 instead. See the full Aquafir swatch →