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BENJAMIN MOORE · 847

Benjamin Moore Sweet Dreams#D6E7E2 · LRV null

Sweet Dreams reads as a blue-green / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 847 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE SWEET DREAMS
RGB 214, 231, 226 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Sweet Dreams
SKU 847
Hex #D6E7E2
RGB 214, 231, 226
HSL 162°, 26%, 87%
LRV null
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Sweet Dreams

At LRV null, Sweet Dreams is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Sweet Dreams earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. 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
Dillard's Blue
SKU 0685 · #D6E9E4 · LRV 78
ΔE 0.77 (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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.47
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1142-1
#D6E7E3
Peaceful Night
ΔE 0.47 · LRV 77
1141-1
#D8E7E1
Ice Floe
ΔE 0.81 · LRV 77
1140-1
#D7E7E0
Echo
ΔE 0.93 · LRV 77
1145-3
#D6E5E2
Cave Pearl
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 76
1234-2
#D3E7E5
Plateau
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 77

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.86
All gray at Behr →
N450-1
#D4E4E0
Evaporation
ΔE 0.86 · LRV 75
N460-1
#DCE8E2
Evening White
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 78
HDC-CT-26A
#D0E6DF
Seaglass
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 75
710E-2
#D7E7DD
Pensive Sky
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 77
MQ3-51
#D8E4E2
Crystalline Falls
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 76

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.64
All gray at Valspar →
8002-35A
#D9E6DF
Luminous Mist
ΔE 1.64 · LRV 77
V101-1
#DAE4DF
Pearly Jade
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 75.7
5008-7A
#D0E8E0
Mint Whisper
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 76.3
8003-38A
#DBE7E6
Blue Bottle
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 78
V103-1
#DBE7E6
Blue Bottle
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 78.1

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.73
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-72
#DDE6DF
Flow State
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 77
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 4.35 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-06
#E3E7E4
Chill
ΔE 5.54 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-05
#E6E6E4
Penthouse
ΔE 7.61 · LRV 79

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.91
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5715
#D8E4DE
Fizzle
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 75
DE5645
#D7E7DA
Toadstool
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 77
DE5770
#D9E6E8
Smoke and Mirrors
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 77
DE5652
#E0E8DB
December Forest
ΔE 4.62 · LRV 79
DE6282
#DFE4DA
Distant Haze
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 76

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.17
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6497
#D8E7E6
Blue Horizon
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 77
SW 6749
#D7EBE2
Embellished Blue
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 79
SW 6462
#D7E4DB
Green Trance
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 75
SW 6784
#D3E7E9
Bravo Blue
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 77
SW 6504
#DCE7E8
Sky High
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 78

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.88
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-115
#E5E8E4
Cloudy Gray
ΔE 5.88 · LRV 80
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 6.61 · LRV 73
JG-22
#E5E4DB
Shiplap
ΔE 7.43 · LRV 77
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 7.59 · LRV 73
JG-103
#E4E2D4
Blanched
ΔE 8.21 · LRV 76

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.06
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 6.06 · LRV 71
NO. 252
#E5E7DC
Pavilion Blue
ΔE 6.29 · LRV 79
NO. 2001
#E5E0DB
Strong White
ΔE 9.76 · LRV 75
NO. 291
#E6DFD1
School House White
ΔE 10.35 · LRV 74
NO. 2006
#E7DEDB
Great White
ΔE 12.4 · LRV 74

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.16
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 8.16 · LRV 86
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 8.51 · LRV 92
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 11.53 · LRV 65
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 11.77 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 12.18 · LRV 73

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

842
Green Cast
LRV null
680
Opal Essence
LRV null
715
In Your Eyes
LRV 75
843
Taffeta Green
LRV null
866
Winter Ice
LRV null
2136-70
Whispering Spring
LRV 78

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D6E7E2 in HSL space. Pair Sweet Dreams with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D6E7E2 + #E7D6DB
TRIADIC
#D6E7E2 · #E2D6E7 · #E7E2D6
ANALOGOUS
#D6E7DA · #D6E7E2 · #D6E4E7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.28:1 fail
Sample text on black
16.39:1 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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