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Behr Waterfall#CFDFE4 · LRV 72

Waterfall reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr HDC-CT-16B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR WATERFALL
RGB 207, 223, 228 LRV 72

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Waterfall
SKU HDC-CT-16B
Hex #CFDFE4
RGB 207, 223, 228
HSL 194°, 28%, 85%
LRV 72
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Behr Waterfall

At LRV 72, Waterfall 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.

Waterfall 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
Nuance
SKU 0621 · #D2DDE0 · LRV 71
ΔE 1.88 (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 gray from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.55
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1149-2
#CEDEE2
High Sierra
ΔE 0.55 · LRV 71
1151-2
#CBDEE2
Embellishment
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 70
1152-2
#D1DEE4
Breakwater
ΔE 1.42 · LRV 71
1150-2
#CEE0E3
Water Lily
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 72
1239-2
#CCDFE8
Duck's Egg Blue
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 71

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1674
#CBDDE2
Polar Sky
ΔE 0.92 · LRV 69
CC-790
#CBDDE2
Polar Sky
ΔE 0.92 · LRV
2135-60
#CEDDDF
Summer Shower
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 69
CSP-545
#D0DDE5
Sheer Bliss
ΔE 2.21 · LRV
2123-50
#D3E1E1
Ocean Air
ΔE 2.43 · LRV

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All gray at Valspar →
8004-39A
#CFDEE1
Cold as Ice
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 71
T653
#CFDDE0
Beach House Blue
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 70.3
4007-7A
#CDE1E9
Air Kiss
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 72.5
T633
#CBDDDF
Barest Hint of Blue
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 70
4003-3A
#D4DDE0
Wisteria Snow
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 71.2

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.43
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 4.88 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 7.25 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 7.44 · LRV 70

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.05
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5771
#CADCDE
Shark
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 69
DE6316
#D9DFE0
Cold Water
ΔE 3.97 · LRV 73
DE6330
#D9DFE3
Waterloo
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 73
DE5743
#CADFDD
Silver Spruce
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 71
DE6359
#D8DADB
Silver Setting
ΔE 5.7 · LRV 70

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.7
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6806
#CCDBE5
Rhythmic Blue
ΔE 2.7 · LRV 69
SW 6224
#D8E0DF
Mountain Air
ΔE 3.75 · LRV 73
SW 6491
#C7DFE0
Open Air
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 70
SW 6778
#C6E3E8
Aviary Blue
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 73
SW 6813
#D8DDE6
Wishful Blue
ΔE 5.62 · LRV 72

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.12
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 70
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 7.76 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 7.89 · LRV 69
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 8.18 · LRV 71
NO. 2001
#E5E0DB
Strong White
ΔE 9.45 · LRV 75

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.7
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 7.7 · LRV 73
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 8.69 · LRV 69
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 9.42 · LRV 73
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 10.49 · LRV 70
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 11.35 · LRV 74

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.03
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 10.03 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 12.92 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 14.65 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 14.7 · LRV 84
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 19.4 · LRV 60

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

N510-1
Silver Shadow
LRV 72
N530-2
Double Click
LRV 72
N520-1
White Metal
LRV 72
MQ3-56
Era
LRV 74
N490-1
Absolute Zero
LRV 74
760E-2
Manhattan Mist
LRV 69

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CFDFE4 in HSL space. Pair Waterfall with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CFDFE4 + #E4D4CF
TRIADIC
#CFDFE4 · #E4CFDF · #DFE4CF
ANALOGOUS
#CFE4DF · #CFDFE4 · #CFD5E4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.37:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.33:1 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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