Zero Degrees
HDC-WR15-1 · #DEDAC6 · LRV 70 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Zero Degrees70
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Zero Degrees, Really?
Zero Degrees reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr HDC-WR15-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Zero Degrees
Zero Degrees 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Zero Degrees
At LRV 70, Zero Degrees is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.
Most complaints about Zero Degrees 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 HDC-WR15-1 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 | Warm WinterSW 9506 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Natural Elements1515 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | White MossV096-1 · Valspar | 0.8 | 70.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | I Miss YouPPG1113-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | I Miss YouPPG1113-1 · Glidden | 1.3 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sheridan White415-1DB · Dutch Boy | 4.0 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Zero Degrees 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 #DEDAC6 in HSL space. Pair Zero Degrees with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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