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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2125-50

Benjamin Moore Sweet Innocence#C7CDD1 · LRV null

Sweet Innocence reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2125-50 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE SWEET INNOCENCE
RGB 199, 205, 209 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Sweet Innocence
SKU 2125-50
Hex #C7CDD1
RGB 199, 205, 209
HSL 204°, 10%, 80%
LRV null
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Sweet Innocence

At LRV null, Sweet Innocence 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 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 rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Sweet Innocence 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
Sacred Spring
SKU 0510 · #C7CBCE · LRV 59
ΔE 1 (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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.01
All gray at Valspar →
8006-7B
#CACED2
Bottlefly Wings
ΔE 1.01 · LRV 61
V112-2
#CACED2
Bottlefly Wings
ΔE 1.01 · LRV 61.2
V138-2
#C6CFD4
New North
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 61.3
V137-2
#C4CCD3
Misty Harbor
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 59.5
M308
#C4CFD1
Lark Wing
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 60.8

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.27
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6246
#CAD0D2
North Star
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 62
SW 7662
#C9CCCD
Evening Shadow
ΔE 1.79 · LRV 60
SW 7071
#C6CACA
Gray Screen
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 59
SW 7064
#CBCCC9
Passive
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 60
SW 6218
#C2CFCF
Tradewind
ΔE 4.14 · LRV 61

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.92
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC794
#CAD2D4
Salina Springs
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 63
DE6331
#BFC9D0
Bay of Hope
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 57
DE6317
#CAD3D4
Mount Sterling
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 64
DE5820
#C5D1DA
Polished Silver
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 63
DE5918
#CACFDC
Pale Shale
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 62

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.05
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 5.35 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 5.43 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 8.04 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 9.52 · LRV 60

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.09
All gray at Behr →
N140-2
#CACCCD
Chicago Fog
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 60
MQ3-61
#CCCFD6
Moonlit Snow
ΔE 2.55 · LRV 62
MQ3-58
#BFCBD1
Alice White
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 58
UL260-17
#C7CAC9
Burnished Metal
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 59
N520-2
#C6D2D1
Silver Bullet
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 63

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.78
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 56
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 62
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 5.78 · LRV 58
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 6.55 · LRV 62
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 7.12 · LRV 61

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.83
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1039-1
#CBD1D0
Ghost Whisperer
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 63
10-12
#C3D0D8
Cool Gray
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 62
1040-2
#C0CED6
Keepsakes
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 60
1160-2
#C1CEDA
Magical
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 61
1168-3
#C7CCD8
Pale Violet
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 60

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.71
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 62
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 63
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 59
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 7.37 · LRV 60
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 8.6 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.09
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 9.09 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 10.52 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 13.39 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 15.78 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 18.44 · LRV 53

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

CSP-590
Early Frost
LRV null
2119-60
Silver Lining
LRV 58
2120-60
White Water
LRV 59
1597
Pebble Beach
LRV 60
2131-60
Silver Gray
LRV 60
2118-60
Misty Memories
LRV 60

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C7CDD1 in HSL space. Pair Sweet Innocence with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C7CDD1 + #D1CBC7
TRIADIC
#C7CDD1 · #D1C7CD · #CDD1C7
ANALOGOUS
#C7D1D0 · #C7CDD1 · #C7C8D1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.61:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.08:1 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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