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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2116-60

Benjamin Moore Touch of Gray#DCD6DD · LRV 69

Touch of Gray reads as a violet / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2116-60 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE TOUCH OF GRAY
RGB 220, 214, 221 LRV 69

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Touch of Gray
SKU 2116-60
Hex #DCD6DD
RGB 220, 214, 221
HSL 291°, 9%, 85%
LRV 69
Undertone violet / cool
Family Purple

About Benjamin Moore Touch of Gray

At LRV 69, Touch of Gray is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet 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.

Touch of Gray 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.

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
Lavender Scent
SKU 1294 · #D9D4DF · LRV 67
ΔE 1.85 (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 purple from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.23
All purple at Valspar →
8003-1A
#DDD7DE
Pale Purple
ΔE 0.23 · LRV 69
V075-1
#DDD7DE
Pale Purple
ΔE 0.23 · LRV 69.2
8004-2A
#E0D7DB
Blush of Morn
ΔE 1.79 · LRV 69
V076-1
#DFD5DE
Eternal Moonrise
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 68.7
T552
#DCD6D8
Nattie's Cami
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 68.2

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All purple at PPG / Glidden →
1177-2
#E0D8DF
Little Lilac
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 70
1174-2
#DAD6DF
Violet Whimsey
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 68
1179-2
#E1D9DC
Smoky Orchid
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 71
1247-3
#DBD7E4
Misty Violet
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 69
1004-1
#DCD8D7
Go To Gray
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 69

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All purple at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6554
#E0DADF
Lite Lavender
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 71
SW 6547
#DAD6DB
Silver Peony
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 68
SW 6820
#DFD9E4
Inspired Lilac
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 71
SW 6540
#D6D9DE
Starry Night
ΔE 4.76 · LRV 69
SW 6253
#D4D8D7
Olympus White
ΔE 7.12 · LRV 68

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.35
All purple at Behr →
PPU16-07
#DDD4DA
Mystic Fairy
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 68
PPU16-7
#DDD4DA
Mystic Fairy
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 68
MQ3-30
#D8D6DF
Petal Tip
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 68
N130-1
#DFD7DA
Pearls And Lace
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 69
110E-2
#DFD4DF
Brook Trout
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 68

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.85
All purple at Magnolia Home →
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 62
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 8.15 · LRV 69
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 9.13 · LRV 73
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 10.21 · LRV 70
JG-11
#E0DFD4
One Horn White
ΔE 10.48 · LRV 73

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.87
All purple at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5974
#E2D4DF
Soft Lilac
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 69
DE6030
#E2D5D3
Whirlwind
ΔE 4.81 · LRV 68
DE6345
#D2D5DA
Sparkling Frost
ΔE 4.81 · LRV 66
DE6352
#D5D7D9
December Sky
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 68
DE6359
#D8DADB
Silver Setting
ΔE 5.53 · LRV 70

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.14
All purple at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 7 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 8.05 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 10.54 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 11.25 · LRV 70

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.46
All purple at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 5.46 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 7.38 · LRV 69
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 7.67 · LRV 70
NO. 274
#DDD8CF
Ammonite
ΔE 8.52 · LRV 69
NO. 241
#DFD6CB
Skimming Stone
ΔE 8.98 · LRV 68

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.66
All purple at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 10.66 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 12.22 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 12.65 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 14.64 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 15.19 · LRV 84

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

1380
Peace and Happiness
LRV null
2115-60
Majestic Mauve
LRV 68
1422
Violet Sparkle
LRV null
1409
Violet Dusk
LRV 70
2114-60
Hint of Violet
LRV 66
1611
Graytint
LRV 69

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DCD6DD in HSL space. Pair Touch of Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DCD6DD + #D7DDD6
TRIADIC
#DCD6DD · #DDDCD6 · #D6DDDC
ANALOGOUS
#D9D6DD · #DCD6DD · #DDD6DB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.43:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.71:1 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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