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Benjamin Moore Grand Rapids#BAD1DC · LRV 62

Grand Rapids reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 835 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE GRAND RAPIDS
RGB 186, 209, 220 LRV 62

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Grand Rapids
SKU 835
Hex #BAD1DC
RGB 186, 209, 220
HSL 199°, 33%, 80%
LRV 62
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Grand Rapids

At LRV 62, Grand Rapids 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.

Grand Rapids 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
Abstract Idea
SKU 0643 · #B9D1DD · LRV 61
ΔE 0.43 (imperceptible)
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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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All gray at Valspar →
V108-2
#B9CFDC
Arctic Circle
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 60.2
V106-2
#B5D1DC
Sailing on the Bay
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 60.3
V107-2
#BFCFD9
Rich Porcelain Blue
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 60.9
P109
#BACEDD
Baby Boots
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 59.7
V109-2
#BFCFDB
Faded Indigo
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 61.1

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.55
All gray at Behr →
PPU14-16
#B8D4E0
Millstream
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 63
570E-3
#B0D0DD
Liberty Gray
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 60
N490-2
#BCD5DB
Icicles
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 63
750E-3
#B9D0D5
Skyline Steel
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 60
PPU15-17
#C2CEDE
Monet
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 61

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5813
#BED3E1
Two Harbors
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 63
DE5806
#B1D3E3
Dockside
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 61
DE5869
#C2D2E0
Oceana Drive
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 63
DE5820
#C5D1DA
Polished Silver
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 63
DE5883
#C1D1E2
Drenched Rain
ΔE 4.45 · LRV 62

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.24
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1151-3
#B4D0D9
Midsummer's Dream
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 60
1155-4
#BCCEDB
Constellation
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 60
1040-2
#C0CED6
Keepsakes
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 60
1161-2
#BED1E1
Sleep Baby Sleep
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 62
1160-2
#C1CEDA
Magical
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 61

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.75
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6807
#B8CDDD
Wondrous Blue
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 59
SW 6800
#B0D6E6
Something Blue
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 63
SW 6218
#C2CFCF
Tradewind
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 61
SW 6492
#B0D2D6
Jetstream
ΔE 5.51 · LRV 60
SW 6814
#C7D1E2
Breathtaking
ΔE 6.64 · LRV 63

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.38
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 7.6 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 7.96 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 8.25 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 10.77 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.64
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 15.71 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 18.21 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 21.54 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 26.63 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.91
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 4.91 · LRV 56
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 5.38 · LRV 55
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 6.96 · LRV 56
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 8.16 · LRV 62
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 11 · LRV 61

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.51
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 8.51 · LRV 62
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 10.49 · LRV 59
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 11.58 · LRV 63
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 11.68 · LRV 59
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 13.13 · LRV 60

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

1654
Ashwood Gray
LRV 61
1675
Under the Big Top
LRV 63
CC-788
Watercolour
LRV 63
799
Mediterranean Breeze
LRV null
2062-60
Blue Hydrangea
LRV 62
1640
Dusky Blue
LRV 61

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BAD1DC in HSL space. Pair Grand Rapids with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BAD1DC + #DCC5BA
TRIADIC
#BAD1DC · #DCBAD1 · #D1DCBA
ANALOGOUS
#BADCD6 · #BAD1DC · #BAC0DC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.59:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.24:1 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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